{"id":43084,"date":"2018-09-23T14:42:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-23T14:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/23\/irans-president-blames-us-after-attack-on-military-parade\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:46:13","slug":"irans-president-blames-us-after-attack-on-military-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/09\/23\/irans-president-blames-us-after-attack-on-military-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s president blames US after militants attack military parade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TEHRAN, Iran \u2014 Iran\u2019s president on Sunday accused an unnamed U.S.-allied country in the Persian Gulf of being behind a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/09\/22\/trump-administration-condemns-attack-on-military-parade-voices-support-for-iranian-people\/\" target=_blank>terror attack on a military parade<\/a> that killed 25 people and wounded 60, further raising regional tensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hassan Rouhani&#8217;s comments came as Iran&#8217;s Foreign Ministry also summoned Western diplomats over them allegedly providing havens for the Arab separatists who claimed Saturday&#8217;s attacks in the southwestern city of Ahvaz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Iranian moves, as well as promises of revenge by Iran\u2019s elite Revolutionary Guard, come as the country already faces turmoil in the wake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/08\/trump-says-hes-withdrawing-us-for-iran-nuclear-accord\/\" target=\"_blank\">the American withdraw<\/a> from Tehran\u2019s nuclear deal with world powers. The attack in Ahvaz, which saw women and children flee with uniformed soldiers bloodied, has further shaken the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/09\/19\/us-names-iran-as-top-terror-sponsor-global-attacks-fall\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604698266725957-mideast-iran-weigjpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US names Iran as top terror sponsor; global attacks fall<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The report comes out as the Trump administration is taking a tougher stance against Iran.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rouhani&#8217;s remarks could refer to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates or Bahrain \u2014 close U.S. military allies that view Iran as a regional menace over its support for militant groups across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;All of those small mercenary countries that we see in this region are backed by America. It is Americans who instigate them and provide them with necessary means to commit these crimes,&#8221; Rouhani said before leaving for the U.N. General Assembly in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran meanwhile summoned diplomats from Britain, Denmark and the Netherlands early Sunday for allegedly harboring &#8220;members of the terrorist group&#8221; that launched the attack. Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen condemned the attack and stressed that there would be &#8220;consequences&#8221; if it turns out that those responsible have connections to Denmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministry later summoned the UAE&#8217;s envoy as well over what it called the &#8220;irresponsible and insulting statements&#8221; of an Emirati adviser, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency. The UAE did not immediately acknowledge the summons.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/08\/26\/iran-says-no-third-party-will-limit-its-support-to-syria\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18238522088296.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Iran says \u2018no third party\u2019 will limit its support to Syria<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Iran\u2019s defense minister said Sunday his country will continue its support of the Syrian government to ensure improved security in the region, adding that the nature of the two countries cooperation won\u2019t be decided by a \u201cthird party.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday&#8217;s attack, in which militants disguised as soldiers opened fire on an annual Iranian military parade in Ahvaz, was the deadliest attack in the country in nearly a decade. Women and children scattered along with once-marching Revolutionary Guard soldiers as heavy gunfire rang out, the chaos captured live on state television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The region&#8217;s Arab separatists, once only known for nighttime attacks on unguarded oil pipelines, claimed responsibility for the assault, and Iranian officials appeared to believe the claim. The separatists accuse Iran&#8217;s Persian-dominated government of discriminating against its ethnic Arab minority. Khuzestan province also has seen recent protests over Iran&#8217;s nationwide drought, as well as economic protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran1.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran1.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran1.jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran1.jpg.jpg?resize=768,510 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Iranian armed forces members and civilians take shelter during a shooting at a military parade marking the 38th anniversary of Iraq&#8217;s 1980 invasion of Iran, in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Iran, Saturday. Gunmen attacked the military parade, killing at least eight members of the elite Revolutionary Guard and wounding 20 others, state media said. (Behrad GhasemiIn\/Iranian Students&#8217; News Agency via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attack killed at least 25 people and wounded 60, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. It said gunmen wore military uniforms and targeted a riser where military and police commanders were sitting. State TV hours later reported that all four gunmen had been killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least eight of the dead served in the Revolutionary Guard, an elite paramilitary unit that answers only to Iran&#8217;s supreme leader, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. The Guard responded to the attack on Sunday, warning it would seek &#8220;deadly and unforgiving revenge in the near future.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/08\/13\/irans-top-leader-says-no-war-or-talks-with-us\/\" target=_blank>Tensions have been on the rise<\/a> in Iran since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/07\/13\/trump-says-there-might-be-an-escalation-between-us-iran\/\" target=_blank>the Trump administration<\/a> pulled out of the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran in May and began restoring sanctions that were eased under the deal. It also has steadily ramped up pressure on Iran to try to get it to stop what Washington calls its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/08\/28\/iran-says-it-signed-deal-to-rebuild-syrias-military\/\" target=_blank>\u201cmalign activities\u201d in the region<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. government nevertheless strongly condemned Saturday&#8217;s attack and expressed its sympathy, saying it &#8220;condemns all acts of terrorism and the loss of any innocent lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/08\/08\/iran-navy-exercise-was-a-message-to-us-on-sanctions-says-top-us-commander-in-mideast\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4630302.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Iran navy exercise was a message to US on sanctions, says top US commander in Mideast<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">An Iranian naval exercise involving at least 100 small boats in and around the Strait of Hormuz last week was meant as a message to the U.S. for re-imposing economic sanctions on Tehran, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attack dominated Iranian newspaper front pages on Sunday. The hard-line daily Kayhan warned that Iranians would demand Saudi Arabia feel the &#8220;hard slap&#8221; of the country&#8217;s power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overnight, an impromptu candle-light vigil in Ahvaz honored the dead and wounded. Iran planned a day of mourning Monday and funerals for those killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among them is 4-year-old Mohammad Taha, who was captured by a photographer being carried away from the attack by a Guardsman in full dress uniform and sash. The photograph, showing the boy bloodied and helpless, shocked Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A doctor interviewed on state television said Mohammad had been up the night before marking Ashoura, a commemoration of the death of the Prophet Muhammad&#8217;s grandson Hussein, one of Shiite Islam&#8217;s most beloved saints. Mourners wear black in honor of his 7th century death in the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;He was wearing a black shirt when he was martyred,&#8221; a doctor said, standing next to the boy&#8217;s tiny corpse, now wrapped in a blue body bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 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