07 June 2017•Update: 07 June 2017
By Michael Hernandez and Canberk Yuksel
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON
The head of the United Nations on Wednesday strongly condemned the attacks near the Iranian parliament and a shrine in the capital, Tehran.
"The Secretary-General hopes those responsible for this unjustifiable violence will be swiftly brought to justice. All countries must work together in fighting terrorism while upholding the universal rights and values that bind the global community," Antonio Guterres said in a statement through his spokesman.
The Security Council echoed Guterres' sentiment but emphasized "the need to take measures to prevent and suppress the financing of terrorism".
In condemning the attack, President Donald Trump issued a thinly veiled criticism of Tehran, saying the U.S. stresses "that states that sponsor terrorism risk falling victim to the evil they promote".
Striking a markedly different tone, the U.S. State Department said "the depravity of terrorism has no place in a peaceful, civilized world.
"We express our condolences to the victims and their families, and send our thoughts and prayers to the people of Iran," spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement.
The attacks killed at least 12 victims and injured 43 others, according to Iranian officials.
Four gunmen were involved in the attack on parliament, the IRNA news agency reported, citing Iranian lawmaker Qolam-Ali Jafarzadeh Imenabadi.
In a simultaneous attack south of Tehran, four attackers opened fire at a shrine dedicated to Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, Fars News Agency reported.
