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Iran blames US, Israel, Saudi Arabia for border kidnapping, promise to react

Iran blames US, Israel, Saudi Arabia for border kidnapping, promise to react
posted onOctober 17, 2018
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The Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander in Semnan province accused United States, Saudi Arabia and Israel for leading unnamed group who have abducted 14 security forces on Tuesday near the Pakistan border.

Mohammad Ali Jafari, according to Iranian news agency Irna, defined the operation a minor one and promised that the IRGC will have “serve response.”

“Enemies of Iran led by the US, the Zionist regime and Saudi Arabia have plans and made investments to reach their ominous goals, and we foiled most of them,” Jafari quoted by Irna as saying.

Iranian media published a news early on Tuesday, claiming that 14 members of their security forces have been abducted over night by a militant group near Pakistan border in Southern Sistan and Baluchistan province.

According to the reports at least two of the abducted force were member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.