Iran’s Powerful Revolutionary Guard indirectly blamed Saudi Arabia for the attacks. Saudi Arabia and Iran regularly accuse each other of supporting extremists in the region. Saudi Arabia has long pointed to the absence of Daesh attacks in Iran as a sign of Tehran’s culpability. His assurances of Washington’s support emboldened hawkish royals in Saudi Arabia, which is at war in Yemen against Iranian-allied rebels. Saudi Arabia has been a target of numerous lethal attacks by Daesh affiliates who see the kingdom’s Western-allied leadership as heretics.

Source: thestar June 07, 2017 10:25 UTC