Iran warns it will 'avenge' killing of Guards colonel
The Hindu
It was the most high-profile killing inside Iran since the November 2020 murder of top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
Iran will avenge the killing of a Revolutionary Guards colonel who was shot dead in Tehran, President Ebrahim Raisi warned on Monday.
Assailants on motorcycles on Sunday hit Colonel Sayyad Khodai with five bullets as he sat in his car outside his home.
Iran blamed "elements linked to the global arrogance" — the Islamic republic's term for its arch enemy the United States and U.S. allies including Israel.
It was the most high-profile killing inside Iran since the November 2020 murder of top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
Mr. Raisi said: "I insist on the serious pursuit (of the killers) by security officials, and I have no doubt that the blood of this great martyr will be avenged.
"There is no doubt that the hand of global arrogance can be seen in this crime," Mr. Raisi added, echoing the Guards' assertion, before he travelled to Oman where he was to meet Sultan Haitham bin Tariq.
A memorial service for Khodai was scheduled in Tehran at 5:00 p.m. local time (1800 IMT) on Monday.
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