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US tells Iran to 'look in the mirror' after Ahvaz attack

September 23, 2018 4:03 pm

The US ambassador to the UN has urged Iran to “look in the mirror” for the causes of an attack on a military parade that killed 25 on Saturday.

Nikki Haley said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had “oppressed his people for a long time”.

She was responding to Mr Rouhani’s fierce criticism of the US, in which he blamed it for enabling the attack.

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Two separate groups have claimed they carried out the shooting, but neither has provided evidence.

Four gunmen opened fire at Revolutionary Guard troops in the south-western city of Ahvaz on Saturday, killing 25 people including soldiers and civilians watching a commemorative parade.

One of the victims was a four-year-old girl.

Who is blaming who?
An anti-government Arab group – Ahvaz National Resistance – and the Islamic State (IS) group both claimed responsibility for the killings.