While ISKP claimed responsibility for the Kerman twin suicide bombings, Iranian state media and officials are downplaying the Afghanistan connection and are instead pointing fingers at Israel. Despite internal crackdowns and heightened security measures, Iran treads carefully to avoid straining relations with the Taliban amid escalating tensions in the region.
Since Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7, 2023, signs that Iran seeks to open another front against Israel from Syria are emerging. Along with reports of three incidents of rocket fire into Israel from areas of Syria under Syrian regime control, where Hizbullah and other Iran-backed militias are known to have a significant presence,[1]there are also indications of a
Iran began deploying small numbers of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force advisors to Syria in the early 2010s to help Damascus in its fight against hordes of CIA-backed Islamist militants. These units have come under repeated air attack by the US and Israel.
Iran began deploying small numbers of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force advisors to Syria in the early 2010s to help Damascus in its fight against hordes of CIA-backed Islamist militants. These units have come under repeated air attack by the US and Israel.
The commander of the IRGC Quds Force says the enemies have resorted to extensive psychological operations as part of their hybrid war against the country.