![Police conduct an operation after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. [Vahabzadeh/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170607_2_24101503_22927010.jpg?ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 7: Police conduct an operation against the attacker in the parliament building after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. ( Omid Vahabzadeh - Anadolu Agency )")
Police conduct an operation after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. [Vahabzadeh/Anadolu Agency]
![Smoke rises as Iranian police conduct an operation after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017 [Omid Vahabzadeh/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170607_2_24101503_22927009.jpg?ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 7: Smoke rises as Iranian police conduct an operation against the attacker in the parliament building after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. ( Omid Vahabzadeh - Anadolu Agency )")
Smoke rises as Iranian police conduct an operation after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017 [Omid Vahabzadeh/Anadolu Agency]
![Police conduct an operation after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. [Vahabzadeh/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170607_2_24101412_22926922.jpg?ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 7: Iranian police officers conduct an operation against the attacker in the parliament building after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. ( Omid Vahabzadeh - Anadolu Agency )")
Police conduct an operation after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. [Vahabzadeh/Anadolu Agency]
![Police conduct an operation after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. [Vahabzadeh/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170607_2_24101412_22926921.jpg?ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 7: A police officer dangles a child from the window as the police conduct an operation against the attacker in the parliament building after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. ( Omid Vahabzadeh - Anadolu Agency )")
Police conduct an operation after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. [Vahabzadeh/Anadolu Agency]
![Police conduct an operation after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. [Vahabzadeh/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170607_2_24097625_22920998.jpg?ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 7: Police take security measures and people wait near the scene after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )")
Police conduct an operation after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. [Vahabzadeh/Anadolu Agency]
![Police take security measures after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170607_2_24097625_22920997.jpg?ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 7: Police take security measures and people wait near the scene after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )")
Police take security measures after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Police take security measures after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170607_2_24097625_22920996.jpg?ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 7: Police take security measures at the scene after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )")
Iranian police in Tehran, Iran. [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Police take security measures after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170607_2_24097625_22920995.jpg?ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 7: Police take security measures at the scene after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )")
Police take security measures after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Police take security measures after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170607_2_24097481_22920779.jpg?ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 7: Police take security measures at the scene after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )")
Police take security measures after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Police take security measures after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170607_2_24097481_22920777.jpg?ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 7: Police take security measures at the scene after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )")
Police take security measures after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Police take security measures after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170607_2_24101575_22927105.jpg?ssl=1 "TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 7: Police take security measures at the scene after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )")
Police take security measures after gunmen opened fire at Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran, Iran on June 7, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
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