Iran had also warned Russia of the possibility of a significant “terrorist operation” on its territory before the attack on the Crocus concert hall on March 22nd. Tehran, the Guardian reveals, had shared the information in its possession, collected in the interrogations of people arrested in relation to the attacks that took place in Iran in the days preceding the assault. The United States had also issued a ‘warning’ on the possibility of terrorist attacks in Russia.
In recent hours, a spokesperson for the Islamic State praised the terrorist attack carried out by the group in Moscow. In an audio message posted on the ISIS Telegram account, the spokesperson, Abu Hudhayfah Al-Ansar, also urged ISIS supporters to target “crusaders everywhere in the world”, especially in the United States, Europe and Israel . In addition to the attack on Moscow, he also praised the one carried out in Kerman, Iran, on January 3, on the anniversary of the death of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, in front of the general’s tomb. And it is precisely from the post-attack raids that Tehran had gleaned the information then passed on – and underestimated – by the Kremlin.
