The Iranian Foreign Ministry has issued a statement today condemning last night’s suicide attack at a music concert in Manchester, Britain,, saying it underscores the need for a “comprehensive” approach to eliminating terrorism worldwide.
The statement also faulted the US and Britain for engaging in “artificial alliances,” and for holding different nations to a “double standard,” clearly aimed at drawing a distinction between their cozy ties with Saudi Arabia, the source of much of the funding or ISIS and al-Qaeda, while remaining hostile to Iran irrespective of diplomatic efforts.
ISIS claimed credit for the Manchester attack, though it has yet to be definitively proven they were responsible. Iran has been fighting ISIS forces in both Iraq and Syria in recent years, supporting the Shi’ite governments there against the Sunni Islamists.
Western nations, and the US and Britain in particular, have a hard time reconciling their mutual hostility for Iran and ISIS, and often try to falsely draw connections, blaming Iran for regional terrorism despite Iran being squarely aligned against ISIS from the start.
Iran being shown as the ‘good guys’ doesn’t fit the narrative. Israel won’t stand for them to be seen in any other light than as a threat to The World. Far from being our enemy, we should be busting our collective a**es courting Iran as an ally in the region, regardless of what Israel wants.
I totally agree and if you do not mind me saying, to a certain respect I think we are gearing up for a move Eastwards and a break from the US. Ludicrous, well, wait and see.
The only way that I can understand the virulent anti-Iran policies of our governments is that they were and are furious that the people of Iran did the wrong regime change under the leadership of an ayatollah.