It does not have disaffected minorities. The bomb was also much larger than the ones normally used by terrorists in Iran. Late in 2008, the courts convicted 10 men and said they were members of the Iran Royalist Association, a monarchist group not associated with the Pahlavi family. Last week, the state news agency reported that two more people had been arrested for the bombing. It said they were among those arrested for protesting February 14. It sounded as if the pair were on a secret wanted list and only discovered when those arrested last month were being checked out.
