The recent bombing in Iran at a grave site commemoration for prominent Iranian general Qassem Soleimani where over 100 Iranians were killed is just another example of the Iranian government killing its own people to serve its own purposes.

While there were a few suspected perpetrators including exile groups, militant organizations, and state actors, this writer believes the Iranian government is to blame, and used the incident to spread rumors that the attack was initiated by Israeli armed forces as part of the Gaza-Israel conflict.

Who stands to gain the most from this most recent act of violence?

Contrary to initial suspicions, the evidence points not to Israel but to the Iranian government itself.

Here's Why:

First, there is a long and proven track record of the Iranian government killing its own people, including those who support the government, for political purposes.

Consider:

A passenger plane was shot down in 2020, with attempts to blame the United States, but it was proven that the Iranian Government did it to raise hostility toward the U.S. among Iranians (who are mostly pro-U.S.).

In 1979, over 700 people were killed after being trapped in a movie theater where they burned alive, with blame pointing to the Shah. In the past few years, it has been revealed that this was done by the Islamic revolutionaries following a direct order from Khomeini, the supreme leader.

Several Iranian pastors were killed in 1994, with an anti-government group (Mujahedeen) taking the fall for it. Many of those leaders were arrested and executed, but in the last few years, it has been revealed that this was done by the extremist Islamic Government.

This type of thinking comes from a twisted view of Islam, which you see with Hamas. They use human shields.

They execute Palestinians who do not obey their orders.

They put their military bases and weaponry in Gazan hospitals and schools with tunnels connecting them.

To these Islamic extremists, people’s lives do not matter.

Who has the most to gain from the fallout of the attack?

Once again, the finger points to the Iranian government:

Iran benefits by blaming Israel and depicting it as the enemy of the people of Iran, rather than as the enemy of the Islamic government.

Israel has proven its hostility toward the Islamic Government of Iran, and it has declared its friendship with the people of Iran.

Most Iranians are not against Israel.

Even a growing number of Iranians are becoming pro-Israel and anti-Islamic governments.

The Iranian government benefits from the bombing by using it as an excuse to arrest and kill its opposition, declaring that "we found the terrorists who killed the people."

They will arrest the so-called "terrorists," force them to confess that they are Israeli agents, and then execute them. Watch for this to come up soon.

Iran can also utilize the bombing to distract the people’s attention away from the issue of the day: embezzlement of over $3.7 Billion dollars by the supreme leader and the leaders around him.

Finally, the Iranian government benefits by directing the people’s attention away from the defeats the Islamic government has experienced in the last few weeks: the assassination of their top commander in Syria, the attacks on Iranian bases and the killing of Iranian soldiers in Syria, the bombing of a drone factory in Iran, and more.

It's for these reasons that tis writer believes the Iranian government has carried out these attacks against its own people, and this writer has no doubt it will be proven in the weeks to come.

The extremist Islamic regime cannot get away with these kinds of atrocities in this day and age of social media and with the Iranian people becoming wiser to the ways of their government.

We must see that this is investigated thoroughly and continue to stand in support of the Iranian people who would love nothing more than to see their government overturned.

Dr. Hormoz Shariat is the founder of Iran Alive Ministries, which utilizes Satellite TV to reach millions of people in Iran and the rest of the Middle East with the Gospel message, broadcasting 24/7 from their studio in Dallas. Dr. Shariat firmly believes that Iran will be the first Islamic nation that turns to Christ. He is the author of the book "Iran’s Great Awakening," detailing how Bible prophecies align with current events.