Iran vows revenge for parade attack that killed 29
UPI reports: "Iran warned the United States, Saudi Arabia and Israel Monday that
Tehran would take revenge for an attack on a military parade in Iran.
The Saturday attack in southern Iran killed at least 29 people and
injured 70, including military personnel and civilians spectators. The
gunmen attempted to make their way to a grandstand that contained
government officials.
The Revolutionary Guard has accused Saudi Arabia of supporting the
attack."
Comment: Whoever perpetrated this attack should be ashamed of themselves. It was indeed a cowardly act to attack civilians at a public parade. What were they thinking? This kind of thing does not suggest a regime in disarray. It doesn't undermine the trust in the government. To the contrary, heroic pictures of military personnel protecting women and children by shielding them with their own bodies only encourages support for the regime. Now Iran is lashing out at the likely suspects and they include the U.S. in that list. I would like to think that no matter how much the Trump team may dislike the Iran nuclear deal, they would never stoop so low. I think it more likely that the Saudis paid some mercenaries to do this with very little guidance as to strategy and tactics.
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