Tehran, Iran. Iran’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that a branch of the country’s oldest bank had been bombed while full of employees, and warned that Iran’s armed forces would exact “retribution for this crime”.
Foreign minister’s statement
The minister said Iran’s national infrastructure was under attack and that this time a branch of the country’s oldest bank was bombed while full of employees.
Impact and warning
He said the employees were working to help ensure Iranians have food on the table ahead of the country’s New Year, and warned that Iran’s armed forces would exact retribution for what he described as a crime.
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