The casualty toll has continued to climb throughout the day
and it is the deadliest such attack in Iran for
years.
Iran's president is very clearly blaming Israel,
saying that they will pay a heavy price.
U.S. officials say they believe it was a terror attack.
They say they have no independent information about it and
have no reason to believe that Israel was involved.
No one has claimed responsibility.
A number of different groups could have been behind it.
Could be one of them.
An Iranian opposition resistance group could have been.
Potential culprit for this particular attack?
The details that we do have,
however, two bombs, the first one detonating 700 metres from
where people had gathered around Qassem Soleimani's grave that was
in a suitcase and it was detonated remotely.
Iranian officials say It was the 2nd explosion,
about a kilometre from the graveside,
that killed and injured the most people,
according to Iranian officials, and it appears it was that
second.
That was timed and positioned to catch people that were
coming in to help with the rescue and recovery effort
after the first explosion.
This really does ramp up tensions in the region at
the moment when they are already extremely.
But to have Iran openly saying that Israel was behind
this,
not presenting any evidence for it and saying they will
pay,
certainly does give the government here in Israel.
Very serious concern. Nick Robertson,
CNN, Tel Aviv, Israel.