The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the "terrorist crime in Kerman," stating that it "reflects the baseness and depravity of the enemies of the Iranian people." In a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry, reported by "Russia Today," it was noted: "The terrorist crime reflects the peak of the baseness and depravity of the enemies of the Iranian people and their resorting to criminal methods in hope of futilely escaping from a crisis they created themselves." The Iranian government declared January 4 as a national day of mourning for the victims of the terrorist explosions that occurred near the tomb of General Qassem Soleimani in Kerman, which killed more than 100 people.