Seyyed Ahmad Khatami, temporary Friday Prayers Leader of Tehran made the comments during Friday Prayers sermon in the capital.
He offered condolences to the families of the martyrs in the Kerman terrorist attack and said that "Martyrdom is a matter of pride. I would say from the bottom of my heart that it is a blessing that our recent martyrs were martyred in the memory of God and on the way to visit the grave of the most proud martyr of the Islamic world," namely former IRGC Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani.
"It is true that ISIL has made a statement and has taken responsibility for this terrorist attack, but the point is that ISIL was created as an agent by America and Trump clearly told Clinton that you created ISIL. ISIL is an Israeli element, and in Syria, when they were injured, they were taken to the hospitals of the Zionist regime. ISIL is the symbol of America and Israel," Khatami added.
He further called for taking revenge on those who shed too much blood of innocent people in the twin blasts in Kerman.
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