IRGC Top Commander:

Terrorists Ordered by S. Arabia to Attack Iran

Rasa - Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari announced that the last Wednesday terrorist attacks in Tehran were carried out at the demand of Riyadh.

News ID: 430310

Date: 13 June 2017 - 22:07

RNA - "We have precise intelligence showing that unfortunately, Saudi Arabia has supported the terrorists and demanded them to conduct operations in Iran," General Jafari said on Monday.

He also revealed that the terrorist groups in the region are also supported by the US and Israel.

Three unknown male assailants fired several rounds at the guards protecting the parliament building in Tehran on Wednesday morning. The assailants opened their way into the parliament's administrative building while shooting at the guards.

A similar attack took place at the holy shrine of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, parallel with the parliament attack.

17 people, including the parliament's guards, were killed and 52 others were wounded in the twin attacks claimed by the ISIL.

After the terrorist attacks, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in remarks alluding to Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman's earlier threats against Iran blamed Riyadh for the Wednesday terrorist attacks in Tehran.

"Terror-sponsoring despots threaten to bring the fight to our homeland. Proxies attack what their masters despise most: the seat of democracy," Zarif wrote on his twitter page on Thursday morning one day after terrorists attacked the Iranian parliament and the holy shrine of late Imam Khomeini in Tehran.

His remarks alluded to the comments made by bin Salman a few weeks ago, warning that his country would take the battle to Iranian soil.

The 31-year-old prince who is second in line to the throne and serves as defense minister, said early May that Saudi Arabia would fight what he called Iran’s efforts to extend its influence.

“We are a primary target for the Iranian regime,” bin Salman added, accusing Iran of seeking to take over Islamic holy sites in Saudi Arabia.

“We won’t wait for the battle to be in Saudi Arabia. Instead, we’ll work so that the battle is for them in Iran,” he added.

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