Iranian officials continue to provide floundering statements, as Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei accused foreign parties of the attack that killed severals in Ahvaz city. In a statement published on his official website, Khamenei asserted that the perpetrators of the terrorist attack in Ahvaz are funded by foreign regimes, adding that: “We will rigorously punish the cowardly masterminds behind the attack.” He went on to say: “According to reports, the cowardly attack was carried out by the same people who, whenever trapped in Syria or Iraq, the US comes to save them. He also accused Arab states against Iran’s regional policies of funding the attackers. On Saturday, four militants attacked a parade marking the start of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, spraying the crowd with gunfire and killing 24 people. Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) deputy head Hossein Salami reiterated accusations against the United States and Israel and warned the two countries to expect a "crushing and devastating" response from Tehran. Salami was speaking at the funeral of the victims which was also covered by the state-owned tv. Meanwhile, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, said on Monday that terrorism is endangering the entire Middle East and leaving the region in crisis. “The danger of terrorism and its roots...have caused crisis in the region and impeded the Islamic countries’ progress,” he said, adding that Iran needs to talk to its neighbors. “It is essential to be vigilant and increase interaction and constructive dialogues to foil destructive efforts being made by ill-wishers to cause division among regional countries,” the top security official noted. Shamkhani also criticized the US and the Zionist regime of Israel’s divisive policies in the region. He pointed to the White House’s re-imposition of sanctions indicating that such policies will just lead to more isolation of the US. On Monday, IRGC organized a funeral where thousands of people gathered in the streets of Ahvaz to mourn the victims of the attack. At the ceremony, some mourners chanted "death to Israel and America." Authorities declared a national day of mourning, and public offices, banks, schools, and universities will remain closed. IRGC’s news agency published the names of the victims of the assault included civilians and members of the Corps’ elite. Iran’s Fars news agency said on Monday that five attackers were killed in Saturday’s attack, two of which were brothers along with their cousin. The body of the fifth assailant had not been identified as it was mixed up with other casualties, Fars said without mentioning its source. A spokesman for the "Arab Struggle Movement" said that Ahvaz National Resistance was responsible for Saturday’s attack, without providing evidence. Former Labor Minister, Ali Rubaie, warned of attitudes that tended to show the process ethnically motivated, saying it was "a continuation of the work of elements of terrorism." "Nationalists, despite all the problems, always see themselves as part of Iran," he said through his Twitter account, adding: "activists are following their rights with a reformist, peaceful approach and against violence." The United States and the UAE have refuted Iranian allegations that they were involved in the attack. Asked if the United States had any role in the attack, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasted Iranian leadership for blaming the US and its allies for an attack. "When you have a security incident at home, blaming others is an enormous mistake," Pompeo said on Fox News Sunday.