Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps secure the area outside the Iranian parliament during an attack on the complex in Tehran on June 7.

Live Blog: Iran Reacts As Parliament, Khomeini Shrine Attacked (CLOSED)

June 07, 2017 07:14 GMT

-- An Iranian official says 12 people have been killed in twin attacks on the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's shrine. The head of Iran's emergency department, Pir Hossein Kolivand, said 39 people were also wounded in the attacks in Tehran, and rescue operations were continuing.

-- The extremist Sunni group Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the June 7 attacks in the capital of predominantly Shi'ite Iran, the IS-affiliated Amaq news agency said.

*NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Tehran (GMT +4 1/2)

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Reaction from the UN Resident Coordinator in Iran:

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Video of Senator Bernie Sanders asking for a vote on new Iran sanctions to be delayed in the light of the attacks in Tehran:

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Victims of the attacks will be put to rest on Friday, ISNA reports.

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Reaction from Tehran:

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Here is IRGC's statement blaming Saudi Arabia for the attacks:

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Iranian-American historian and author Abbas Milani:

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IRNA reports that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has condemned the attacks in Tehran in a telephone call with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif.

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Tweet by veteran U.S. diplomat:

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The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has blamed Saudi Arabia for the attacks in Tehran:

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Live Blog: Iran Reacts As Parliament, Khomeini Shrine Attacked (CLOSED)