Iran's Revolutionary Guards have blamed Saudi Arabia for the first terrorist attack claimed by Islamic State in which 12 people were killed and dozens more injured.
Gunmen and suicide bombers on Wednesday attacked the Iranian parliament and the mausoleum of the revolutionary founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran.
The Emir's alleged comments appeared on Qatar's official news agency, but Qatar said the website was hacked and the report fabricated by the culprits.
The six attackers were Iranians who had joined IS, the deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Reza Seifollahi, said on state TV. Terrorist group ISIL has claimed responsibility for both attacks.
"They five arrested terrorists were Iranians".
Iranian security officials counter that it is their regional rival Saudi Arabia - a close United States ally - that is responsible for funding and spreading the extremism that underpins IS. "The fact that Islamic State has claimed responsibility proves that they were involved in the brutal attack".
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It further stated that the future of 11 lakh students would be hang in balance if the results are not allowed to get declared. The Madras High Court questioned the CBSE why the NEET 2017 exam could not be completed immediately after the plus 2 exams.
The bloodshed shocked the country and came as emboldened Sunni Arab states - backed by US President Donald Trump - are hardening their stance against Shiite-ruled Iran. We underscore that states that sponsor terrorism risk falling victim to the evil they promote.
The U.S. senate opened up the floor for debate to move forward with a new round of sanctions on Iran on Wednesday, only hours after the attack. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad-Zarif called it "repugnant" on Twitter and said the Iranian people "reject" the statement. "Iranian people reject such US claims of friendship", Zarif wrote.
On Wednesday, the twin attacks were simultaneously carried out in Tehran at around 10.30 a.m.
"It's reminiscent of when some IS bombs have hit Baghdad or other parts of Iraq", said Phillip Smyth, a University of Maryland researcher who closely follows Shi'ite militia activity. "Often there is little reaction and the groups continue to talk about their efforts".
"His Highness Sheikh Khalifa expressed his honest condolences to the Iranian people and the families of the victims, wishing the injured a speedy recovery", the message to President Hassan Rouhani said, according to WAM.
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