More than a dozen Shiite pilgrims were killed this week when a gunman opened fire on a religious shrine in Iran’s south-central city of Shiraz.
The attack, for which the ISIS terrorist group purportedly claimed responsibility, came amid ongoing anti-government protests that have roiled Iran since mid-September.
On Oct. 26, a gunman entered the Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz and opened fire, killing more than a dozen people before being overpowered and detained by security forces.
Shiite Muslims, who account for most of Iran’s population, view the shrine as the country’s second holiest site.
Speaking shortly afterward, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi vowed the attack would “certainly not go unanswered.”…