army. Aftermath Many scholarly sources believe the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) was responsible for the bombing. Anthony Cordesman writes that this bombing, along with 1981 Iranian Prime Minister's office bombing, turned Iranian public opinion against the MEK and expanded Iranian government crackdown on the group. According to Ervand Abrahamian, "whatever the truth, the Islamic Republic used the incident to wage war on the Left opposition in general and the Mojahedin in particular." According to Kenneth Katzman, "there has been much speculation among academics and observers that these bombings may have actually been planned by senior IRP leaders, to rid themselves of rivals within the IRP." The 2006 U.S. department of state Country report says that "In 1981, the MEK detonated bombs in the head office of the Islamic Republic Party and the Premier's office, killing some 70 high-ranking Iranian officials." Assassinations of "leading officials and active supporters of the regime by the Mujahedin were to continue for the next year or two," though they failed to overthrow the government. Commemoration To commemorate the event several public places in Iran including major squares in Tehran and other cities are named “Hafte Tir”. Assassination of Mohammad-Reza Kolahi Mohammad-Reza Kolahi, accused of being involved in the bombing, was murdered in 2015. Kolahi was living in the Netherlands under false identity of Ali Motamed () as a refugee, was married to an Afghan woman and had a 17-year-old son. Iran denied it was involved in the murder. See also Mahmoud Ghandi Hassan Abbaspour References 1981 crimes in Iran 1981 in politics 20th century in Tehran Attacks on buildings and structures in Iran Conflicts involving the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran Crime in Tehran Explosions in Iran History of Tehran History of the Islamic Republic of Iran Iranian timelines June 1981 events in Asia Mass murder in 1981 Political history of Iran Terrorist incidents in Iran Terrorist incidents in Asia in 1981 Terrorist incidents in Iran in 1981