Iranian television reported that an explosion occurred near the road leading to the grave of Qasem Soleimani in Kerman province.

Iranian television also reported that a second explosion was heard on the road leading to the shrine of Qassem Soleimani in Kerman Province, southern Iran.

The Iranian Emergency Authority announced that the death toll from the two explosions near the shrine of Qasem Soleimani in the Kerman province in the south of the country had risen to 73 dead and 170 wounded.

Police and medical aid went to the site after the two explosions occurred on the road leading to the Martyrs' Park in Kerman near Soleimani's grave in southern Iran, on the fourth anniversary of his assassination, according to what was reported by the French news agency AFP.

103 people were killed and at least 141 injured, as a result of two successive bombings that occurred near the grave of Qassem Soleimani in the city of Kerman, southern Iran, coinciding with the commemoration of the fourth anniversary of his assassination, today, Wednesday.

In detail, the dead and injured are among those participating in commemorating the anniversary of Soleimani’s death.

Two explosions were heard near the shrine of the late Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, according to official television in Tehran, coinciding with the commemoration of the fourth anniversary of his killing by an American air strike in Iraq.

A witness from the city of Kerman said, "The first explosion occurred at the entrance to the 'Kerman Martyrs' cemetery, while the second explosion occurred 20 minutes later in another place," noting that the second explosion was stronger than the first and left a greater number of victims.

He added, "The first explosion occurred before the inspection area through a bag loaded with a bomb, leaving between 20 and 30 people dead, while the rest of the victims were caused by the second explosion."

Iranian television quoted local authorities in Kerman as saying that “the two explosions were caused by a terrorist attack by planting bombs.” While an informed source said, "The two explosions were caused by the detonation of two devices remotely."

State television initially announced that an explosion had been heard near the Sahib al-Zaman Mosque in Kerman Province, where the former commander of the Quds Force in the Revolutionary Guard lies.

Later, television reported that “a second explosion was heard” in the same place.

The footage showed thousands of people on the road, before an explosion was heard from afar, causing panic among those present, many of whom began running to get away from the place.

Smoke could also be seen rising in the background, while members of the security forces imposed a cordon. Scenes on state television showed many ambulances and paramedics at the scene.

The crowds were commemorating the fourth anniversary of Soleimani’s killing by an American air strike at dawn on January 3, 2020, shortly after his departure from Baghdad airport. The deputy head of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, died with him.

Today's explosion comes in the midst of escalating regional tension against the backdrop of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.

They also occurred days after Tehran accused Israel of killing the leader of the Revolutionary Guard, Radhi Mousavi, as a result of a strike near Damascus, where he was performing “advisory” tasks within the “Axis of Resistance” in Syria. The two bombings also came the day after the killing of the leader of the Hamas movement, Saleh Al-Arouri, as a result of an Israeli bombing by a drone in the southern suburb of Beirut.