Iran rebel leader ready for talks with govt

“If the Iranian government allows us to enjoy all our political rights, we will be ready to abandon arms and enter the political arena,” Rigi added. But he warned that the group would continue its struggle against Tehran until it secured “all the rights entitled to our people.”

The Jundallah group has been blamed for a string of attacks and kidnappings in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province, which is home to a large ethnic Baluch community that straddles the border with Pakistan. The Dubai-based television said the interview was conducted in Pakistani Balochistan close to the Iranian border.