Iran says Saudi-backed jihadis behind attack on IRGC bus

Official and semi-official Iranian media outlets are blaming the bombing of a bus carrying elite IRGC soldiers on Jaish al-Adl, or “Army of Justice,” saying the group had claimed the attack.

That group formed in 2012 and drew some militants from Jundallah, experts believe. Iran long has suspected Saudi Arabia of supporting the militants, something Riyadh denies. It’s also unclear how the militants have been able to operate freely from Pakistan for years.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif directly links the Warsaw international confab on the Mideast to the attack.

Is it no coincidence that Iran is hit by terror on the very day that #WarsawCircus begins? Especially when cohorts of same terrorists cheer it from Warsaw streets & support it with twitter bots? US seems to always make the same wrong choices, but expect different results.

— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) February 13, 2019

— AP