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Even those claiming to be behind IS have arrows aimed at Israel and the United States… “Strategy to avoid public anger”
“A proxy war in another country, a reality Iran does not want to admit”
People paying tribute to Iran memorial explosion victims
(Kerman[이란] AP = Yonhap News) People light candles at the site of the bombing in the city of Kerman, about 820 km southeast of the Iranian capital, Tehran, on the 4th (local time). The previous day, an explosion occurred at a memorial service for former Revolutionary Guard Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, killing at least 84 people, and the Islamic State (IS), an Islamic extremist terrorist organization, claimed responsibility. 2024.01.05 besthope@yna.co.kr
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Do-yeon = The US daily New York Times (NYT) analyzed on the 5th (local time) that the largest bombing in Iran since the Islamic Revolution revealed security vulnerabilities that Iran does not want to admit.
On the 3rd, at least 84 people were killed and 284 injured when two bombs exploded at a memorial service for Iranian national hero Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Revolutionary Guard, held in the city of Kerman, central Iran. This was the largest terrorist attack since the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979.
The Islamic State (IS), an extremist Islamic terrorist organization, claimed responsibility for this terrorist attack, but Iran pointed to the United States and Israel as being behind it.
Hossein Salami, commander-in-chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, said, “Daesh (IS) acts only as mercenaries or agents of the United States and the Zionist regime (Israel),” adding, “Such crimes are a reversal of the many defeats suffered by arrogant powers (the United States and Israel).” “It is a reflection,” he claimed.
In relation to this, the NYT diagnosed that Iran, which has openly boasted that it does not need to fight terrorists within its own territory, is turning its attention to the United States and Israel as it faces public anger over this incident.
Iran has justified its support for these armed groups by saying that there is no terrorism within the country as it has been fighting terrorists for years using proxy forces such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Yemen’s Houthi rebels, and Syrian militias.
However, this incident inevitably damaged the image of Iran, which was said to be able to show off its power in the region without experiencing large-scale terrorism at home.
For this reason, some dissidents and analysts have pointed out that it may be more convenient for Iran to blame its enemies Israel and the United States than to admit that it cannot protect its citizens from terrorism.
Iranian president visits the grave of the commander of the Revolutionary Guards
(Kerman[이란] AFP = Yonhap News) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (right) is visiting the grave of Qassem Soleimani, former commander of the Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force, who was killed in a U.S. drone attack four years ago on the 5th (local time). On the 3rd, a bombing occurred at the 4th anniversary memorial service for former commander Soleimani held in Kerman, killing over 100 people. [이란 대통령실 제공] 2024.01.05 besthope@yna.co.kr
The NYT reported that although it is unclear how much the Iranian people accept the authorities’ logic that Israel is responsible for this terrorist attack, many people are expressing their anger toward the government.
Even pro-government citizens said that Iran’s timid response to Israel had emboldened not only Israel but also forces such as IS to attack Iran.
Abuzar Nasr (44), an Iranian national who identified himself as a government supporter, pointed out in a phone call with NYT, “Currently, we are doing nothing while being continuously attacked.”
Even after the war between Israel and the Palestinian armed faction Hamas began, Iran has intervened in the war only through proxy armed forces such as Hezbollah and Houthi rebels.
However, in addition to this terrorist attack, on the 2nd, Saleh al-Arouri, Hamas’s third-highest-ranking political deputy, was killed in an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, and on the 4th, Mushtaq Jawad, the leader of Harakat al-Nujaba, a pro-Iranian militant group, was eliminated in Baghdad, Iraq, leading to the collapse of Iran. There are also observations that the country is very wary of the possibility that the war could spread to its territory.
“The Islamic Republic (Iran) is extremely conscious that these attacks could be a trap that could spread the war to Iran,” said Sassan Karimi, a political analyst in Tehran.
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