Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has fiercely criticised the US following a deadly attack on a military parade. Mr Rouhani said the "bully" US and the Gulf states it backed had enabled the attack. Saturday's attack killed 25 people, including 12 soldiers, civilians watching the parade, and a four-year-old girl. Ahvaz National Resistance, an umbrella group that claims to defend the rights of the Arab minority in Iran's Khuzestan Province, said the group was behind the bloodshed, while IS also claimed the attack. On Sunday, Iran's foreign ministry summoned a UAE envoy in protest at "biased statements" made in support of the attack.

Source: The Star September 23, 2018 13:41 UTC