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| Iran blames ‘regional terror sponsors & their US masters’ after military parade attack | Iran blames ‘regional terror sponsors & their US masters’ after military parade attack |
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| Following a deadly attack on a military parade in southern Iran, the country’s foreign minister said that regional sponsors of terrorism and their “US masters” are to be held accountable for such assaults. | Following a deadly attack on a military parade in southern Iran, the country’s foreign minister said that regional sponsors of terrorism and their “US masters” are to be held accountable for such assaults. |
| Top Iranian diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif vowed to respond “swiftly and decisively” after gunmen opened fire in Ahvaz on Saturday leading to multiple casualties. The minister claimed that the terrorists were sponsored and trained by “a foreign regime.” | Top Iranian diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif vowed to respond “swiftly and decisively” after gunmen opened fire in Ahvaz on Saturday leading to multiple casualties. The minister claimed that the terrorists were sponsored and trained by “a foreign regime.” |
| The carnage has claimed the lives of up to 24 people, Iran’s state-run Irna news agency says, adding that over 50 people were killed. | The carnage has claimed the lives of up to 24 people, Iran’s state-run Irna news agency says, adding that over 50 people were killed. |
| An Iranian military spokesman, brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, later added that the terrorists might also be trained by Israeli intelligence. | |
| “They are not from Daesh [Islamic State, IS, formerly ISIS] or other groups fighting [Iran's] Islamic system ... but they are linked to America and [Israel's spy agency] Mossad,” Shekarchi claimed as cited by Reuters. He presented no details, however, to back the claim. | |
| READ MORE: WATCH moment Iranian Army parade is attacked by gunmen | READ MORE: WATCH moment Iranian Army parade is attacked by gunmen |
| On Saturday, Iran was holding parades in several cities, including the capital Tehran, commemorating the end of the eight-year Iran-Iraq conflict. | On Saturday, Iran was holding parades in several cities, including the capital Tehran, commemorating the end of the eight-year Iran-Iraq conflict. |
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