Iran Reveals Afghan Origin of Islamic State Kerman Attack; Retaliation Options Limited

A woman mourns over the flag-draped coffin of a loved one who was killed in a Jan. 3, 2024, bomb explosion, during the victims' funeral ceremony in the city of Kerman about 820 kilometers southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Jan. 5, 2024.

More than a week after Iran experienced its deadliest terror attack in decades, its Islamist rulers said one of the suicide bombers trained in Afghanistan with the Islamic State group that claimed responsibility for the attack.