Anti-government Arab group claims responsibility for attack on Iran military parade
An anti-government Arab group, the Ahvaz National Resistance, is responsible for Saturday’s attack on a military parade in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz, a spokesperson told Reuters.
In government, UK’s Labour would nationalize quickly: finance spokesman
Britain’s opposition Labour party would move to nationalize key industries as a priority if it took office, its finance spokesman said ahead of its annual conference.
Pakistani PM Khan decries ‘arrogant’ India’s cancellation of talks
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday denounced India’s cancellation of a planned meeting between the countries’ foreign ministers, calling the decision “arrogant” and decrying “small men occupying big offices” who oppose change.
Russia tells Iran it’s ready to boost fight against terrorism after attack: RIA
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to Iran’s president on Saturday after an attack on an Iranian military parade, saying Moscow was ready to boost joint efforts in the fight against terrorism, RIA news quoted the Kremlin as saying.
Iran Revolutionary Guard member says attack on military parade signals weakness: FARS
A senior figure in Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday a shooting attack on a military parade in southwestern Iran that killed 24 people was a continuation of the activities of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
EU ratchets up pressure on Swiss to clinch new treaty
The European Union heaped more pressure on Switzerland to clinch a new bilateral treaty cementing ties, threatening to cut off cross-border stock trading by year’s end if no deal emerges.
Death toll in Iran military parade attack rises to 24: IRNA
The number of people killed in a shooting attack on a military parade in southwestern Iran on Saturday has risen to 24, the official state news agency IRNA said.
More than 60 wounded in attack on Iran military parade: ISNA
More than 60 people were wounded when gunmen opened fire on a military parade in southwestern Iran on Saturday, the head of a medical college in the city of Ahvaz told the semi-official ISNA news agency.
China says U.S. has ‘no right’ to interfere in Russia military cooperation
China’s decision to buy fighter jets and missile systems from Russia is a normal act of cooperation between sovereign countries and the United States has “no right to interfere”, defense ministry spokesman Wu Qian said on Saturday.
Pope arrives in Lithuania to start solidarity tour of Baltic states
Pope Francis arrived in Lithuania on Saturday to begin a four-day visit to the Baltic states, carrying a message of solidarity as they look warily toward a newly aggressive Russia nearly 30 years after they broke away from the then-Soviet Union.
