Thursday, October 26, 2023

Iran FM in the US as proxies plot multi-front war - analysis

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in New York as Iranian proxy groups increase their threats to the US and Israel. This attempt to conduct two types of war at the same time, the diplomatic war and the war on the ground, is part of Iran’s overall strategy in the region. It has been this way for many years.

Iran, for instance, backed Hamas to carry out October 7 and then immediately sent its foreign minister to Qatar to meet Hamas leadership to coordinate the diplomatic front. This week Hezbollah hosted a Hamas leader and the leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Beirut.  

The diplomatic visit is designed also to encourage closer work between Iran, Russia, China and Turkey. Ankara this week continued to bash Israel and support Hamas. Iranian media and media in Turkey have spread propaganda that is part of the wider regional attempt to create support for Hamas.

IRGC slammed Israel

Iran’s head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps also slammed Israel on Thursday, threatening the US and Israel. The IRGC is a terrorist group and backs various Iranian proxies in the region that have attacked the US and Israel. Hossein Salami, the head of the IRGC, made comments spotlighting US support for Israel and visits by foreign officials to Israel. READ MORE