According to a report by Reuters, on Saturday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that an attack on a military parade in southwestern Iran was linked to the United States' "allies in the region" and ordered security forces to bring those responsible to justice. In a statement published on his website, Khamenei said, "This crime is a continuation of the plots of the regional states that are puppets of the United States, and their goal is to create insecurity in our dear country.