Two explosions rattled the Malek Ashtar base of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard’s paramilitary force Basij militia in the southeast of the capital Tehran late Friday, Report informs, citing Iran International.
In a statement, the exiled Iranian opposition group Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK) claimed the attack was carried out by “revolutionary cells," a term it often uses to characterize anti-regime acts and protests in Iran. The group, which used large-scale violence in the 1980s and 1990s in its fight against the Islamic Republic, later distanced itself from armed attacks.