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September 24, 2018

Iran Blames U.S. & Gulf States After 29 Die in Attack on Military Parade
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In news from Iran, 29 people were killed and at least 70 wounded when
four gunmen dressed in military uniform attacked a military parade in
the southwestern city of Ahvaz on Saturday. The dead included military
personnel, civilians and a journalist. ISIS and a Saudi-backed
separatist group called Ahvaz National Resistance both claimed
responsibility for the attack. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani placed
blame on the United States and Gulf states including Saudi Arabia and
the United Arab Emirates.

President Hassan Rouhani: "The small puppet countries that we see in the
region are backed by America, and the United States is provoking them
and giving them the necessary capabilities to commit these crimes."



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