Iran Update, January 6, 2024
Iranian officials continued emphasizing the false narrative that the United States created ISIS to blame the United States and Israel for the January 3 terrorist attack in Kerman City, Iran.[40] Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi claimed that the United States created ISIS and added that ISIS is now an agent of Israel. Vahidi claimed that the actions of ISIS illustrate Israel’s fear of the other countries in the region. Vahidi stated the Ebrahim Raisi administration is working to respond to the enemies of Iran who were responsible for the attack. The Afghan branch of the Islamic State, known as Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), claimed responsibility for the Kerman attack on January 5.[41]
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi discussed the Israel-Hamas war and the ISKP attack in Kerman at an event in Zanjan Province on January 6.[42] Raisi said that Iran will continue to support the Palestinian people and all oppressed people around the world.[43] Raisi also condemned the ISKP attack.
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Iran Update, January 7, 2024
Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian discussed the Israel-Hamas war during a phone call with his French counterpart, Catherine Colonna, on January 6.[77] Abdollahian said that the only way to prevent the war from becoming a larger regional conflict is by addressing the root causes.[78] Colonna told Abdollahian that Iran and its proxies must stop their destabilizing activities.[79]
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