Iran accuses West of supporting arrested Sunni rebel

Iran's intelligence minister said on Tuesday the leader of Sunni Muslim rebel group Jundollah was in a US military base before being captured by the Islamic state, state television reported.

"Abdolmalek Rigi was in an American military base 24 hours before his arrest ... He also travelled to some European countries ahead of his arrest ... Americans issued Rigi an Afghan passport and an identification card for travelling to Pakistan," Heidar Moslehi told a news conference, Iran's Press TV reported. (Reuters)