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RGC
Deputy Head Vows ‘Devastating’ Response to US, Israel After
Parade Attack
Hossein
Salami, a deputy head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards has
commented on the attack on a military parade in southern Iran on
Saturday, which claimed the lives of 25 people, including 12 members
of the IRCG, and left 53 injured.
22
September, 2018
In
a televised speech on Monday before the funeral of the
victims in Ahvaz, Salami blasted the United States and Israel
over the deadly attack.
"You
have seen our revenge before… You will see that our response will
be crushing and devastating and you will regret what you have done,"
Hossein Salami said.
Iran's
intelligence minister said a "large" network of suspects
have been arrested in relation to the attack on the
military parade, according to Mizan News Agency.
Iran's
Revolutionary Guards reportedly promised "deadly and
unforgettable" retaliation against attackers at a
military parade in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz
on September 23.
On
Saturday, armed terrorists opened fire at a military parade,
leaving at least 28 people dead and injuring another 60,
according to media reports.
Following
the incident, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused
the US-backed states of the region of being responsible
for the terrorist attack.
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TO FOLLOW
Iran's
Revolutionary Guards Vow 'Deadly' Vengeance Against Terrorists -
Report
21
September, 2018
The
attack in the Iranian city of Ahvaz occurred on Saturday morning.
During the military parade, unknown assailants opened fire, killing
dozens of people including 12 Islamic Revolutionary Guards. Several
Iranian top officials have blamed foreign-sponsored terrorists for
the incident.
Iran's
Revolutionary Guards has vowed to take "deadly and
unforgettable" vengeance against attackers at a
military parade in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz,
Reuters reports citing Iranian media.
Iranian
President Hassan Rouhani during separate phone calls
with Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli and governor
of the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan after the
attack also vowed a "crushing" response to the
slightest threat against the country, Press TV reports.
On
Saturday, armed militants opened fire at a military parade,
leaving at least 28 people killed and injuring another 60,
according to media reports. The Saudi-linked Patriotic Arab
Democratic Movement in Ahvaz has reportedly claimed
responsibility for the attack.
Following
the incident, Iranian Armed Forces spokesman, Brig. Gen. Abolfazl
Shekarchi, said that
the militants were linked to the United States and Israel. His
opinion was echoed by Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif who
accused "regional terror sponsors and their US masters"
of organizing the attack.
Iranian
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has also voiced
his concerns saying
that the tragic incident "at the hands of the mercenary
terrorists has once again exposed the atrocity and viciousness of the
enemies of the Iranian nation … Their crime is a continuation
of the conspiracies by the US-backed regimes in the
region which have aimed at creating insecurity in our dear
country."
BREAKING:
TERRORIST ATTACK IN IRAN – MEK RESPONSIBLE?
The
attack happens during a military parade in Ahvaz
22
September, 2018
PRESS
TV REPORTS THE FOLLOWING
Ten
people were killed and at least 20 others injured in a terrorist
attack on a military parade in Iran’s southern city of Ahvaz on
Saturday, a provincial governor said.
Gunmen
opened fire on people from behind a viewing stand at Qods Boulevard
of Ahvaz during the morning parade held to mark the former Iraqi
dictator Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Iran in the 1980s.
“Individuals
disguised in the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps and Basij
uniforms fired at officials and people from behind the stand, leaving
a number of innocent people including women and children martyred or
injured,” Governor of Khuzestan Province Gholamreza Shariati
said.
“So
far, the martyrdom of 10 people has been verified in this subversive
and blind attack,” Deputy Governor of Khuzestan
Province Ali Hossein Hosseinzadeh told the official IRNA
news agency.
“More
than 20 people were injured in the incident, and it is possible that
the number of the martyrs will rise due to the severity of injuries,”
he added.
The
attackers began firing at spectators from a park as the parade got
underway, trying to force their way into the stand but were
confronted by security forces.
“Despite
the intensity of the attack on the stand of the officials, none
of them was hurt thanks to the rapid reaction of the security forces,
Shariati said.
The
terrorist team behind the attack was dismantled, he said, adding the
situation is now under the control of security forces and police and
calm has returned to the region.
“According
to preliminary reports, four attackers were involved, two of whom
were killed and two arrested, one of them injured,” Shariati said.
The
Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) spokesman Ramezan Sharif said
the attackers were affiliated to a terrorist group supported by Saudi
Arabia.
“The
individuals who fired at the people and the armed forces during the
parade are connected to the al-Ahvaziya group which is fed by Saudi
Arabia,” he said.
Sharif
said the shooting is not unprecedented and the group which is also
supported by the UK has attacked convoys of those visiting the former
frontlines in Saddam’s war on Iran in recent years.
The
Fars news agency said citizens watching the parade first thought that
the shooting was inadvertent. “After several people were injured,
they realized it is a terrorist attack,” it said.
Sharif
said people had been invited to the ceremony and the terrorists
targeted both the people and the armed forces in the attack. “The
attack aimed to overshadow the magnificence of the parade by the
armed forces,” he said.
Similar
parades were held in other cities across Iran, including Tehran where
President Hassan Rouhani said the US administration will suffer the
same fate as Saddam.
“These
blind and subversive acts will not have any effect on the resolve and
will of the people and their spirit of resistance, but will unite all
the people and authorities in confronting the conspiracies of the
enemies,” Hosseinzadeh said.
The
attack comes after a US-backed campaign to stir up unrest in Iranian
cities fell flat. The effort, known as the Hot Summer Project, sought
to whip up public anger over water and electricity shortages in the
face of a protracted drought.
Nikki
Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, asserted that Tehran
is responsible for violent unrest within its borders, as well as
across the Middle East.
While
the administration of US President Donald Trump previously
stated that America condemns “any terrorist attack,” the US
ambassador to the UN noted during CNN’s State of the
Union program on Sunday that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
should look at his own government for causes of the
attack.
“He's
got the Iranian people […] protesting, every ounce of money
that goes into Iran goes into his military, he has
oppressed his people for a long time and he needs to look
at his own base to figure out where that's coming
from,” said Haley. “The thing he's got to do is look in the
mirror,” she added, cited by the BBC.
Haley’s
comments came one day after four gunmen attacked a Revolutionary
Guard military parade in the Iranian city of Ahvaz, killing
25, including soldiers and civilians. An anti-government Arab group —
Ahvaz National Resistance — and Daesh* claimed responsibility
for the brutal killings.
On
Sunday, before a flight to a UN session in New York
City, Iranian President Rouhani declared that Iran would “not let
this crime stand.”
“It
is absolutely clear to us who committed this crime […] and
whom they are linked to,” Rouhani said, adding that, “the small
puppet countries in the region are backed by America, and
the US is provoking them and giving them the necessary capabilities,”
cited by Washington Post.
Rouhani
did not specifically mention which countries were the “puppet”
nations he was referring to, but Iran has accused US-backed
states of being behind the attack. Iranian Supreme Leader
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei posted to his website that the attack
came as part of a “continuation of the conspiracies
by the US-backed regimes in the region which have aimed
at creating insecurity in our dear country.”
Iranian
Foreign Minister Javad Zarif accused "regional terror sponsors
and their US masters" of organizing the attack, also noting
that Tehran would respond “swiftly and decisively.” On Saturday,
Iran summoned diplomats from the UK, the Netherlands, and
Denmark, accusing these countries of hosting Iranian opposition
groups within their borders.
The
Trump administration previously expressed support for Iranians
“against the scourge of radical Islamic terrorism and express
our sympathy to them at this terrible time,” according
to US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert, cited
by Sputnik.
Iranian
President Rouhani was reported to have planned to meet
with Trump at the UN General Assembly in New York,
however, the meeting was cancelled without explanation on Sunday
by the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
*Daesh
(also known as ISIS/ISIL/IS) is a terrorist group, banned
in Russia, US and many other countries.
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