The Ministry of Intelligence stated that the perpetrators of the Shah Cheragh attack were nationals of Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic issued a statement claiming it has arrested 26 people in connection with the attack on the Shah Cheragh shrine. According to this statement, all those arrested were nationals of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan and were linked to ISIS.
The Ministry of Intelligence identified the attacker as Sobhan Kamrouni, alias Abu Aisha, a citizen of Tajikistan, and the coordinator of the attack as Mohammad Ramez Rashidi, alias Abu Basir, a citizen of Afghanistan.
In the statement by the Ministry of Intelligence, those who consider the attack on Shah Cheragh a tactic by the Iranian government to further suppress protests have been threatened.