Twelve of those killed are Revolutionary Guards members. Some 60 wounded. Foreign Minister Zarif promises 'swift' response
soldier carries wounded child after Avhaz shooting in Iran
Associated Press and Reuters, reported in Haaretz, ” Gunmen disguised as soldiers attacked an annual military parade in the southwest Iranian city of Ahvaz on Saturday, killing 25 and wounding dozens of people, state TV reported. 12 of those killed are reported to be members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said. State television said the assault, which wounded more than 60 people, targeted a stand where Iranian officials were gathered to watch an annual event marking the start of the Islamic Republic’s 1980-88 war with Iraq.”…
“Early reports Saturday described the assailants as “Takifiri gunmen,” a term previously used to describe the Islamic State group. An Iranian ethnic Arab opposition movement called the Ahvaz National Resistance claimed responsibility for the attack. All four attackers were killed. Islamic State militants also claimed responsibility. Neither claim provided evidence… However, a spokesman for the Iranian military has since said the attackers were trained by two Gulf states, and are connected to Israel and the U.S…’They are not from Daesh (Islamic State) or other groups fighting (Iran’s) Islamic system … but they are linked to America and (Israel’s intelligence agency) Mossad.'” (more…)
