Iran’s President: US ‘defeat’ in Afghanistan a chance for peace | |
Anon Braveheart (OP) User ID: 76517917 United States 08/16/2021 03:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Afghanistan: Taliban offensive puts Iran in a bind Iranian border guards know that the tense situation along the border is being followed with great attention in Tehran and on social networks. Despite years of bilateral talks between the Iranian government and representatives of the Taliban, the Islamists are hated in Iran. In 1998, Iran almost launched a military campaign against the Taliban. The Taliban had previously killed eight Iranian diplomats and a correspondent of the official news agency IRNA at the Iranian Consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i Sharif. The day of his assassination, August 8, is still marked as "Journalists' Day" in Iran. Against this backdrop, many Iranian journalists openly criticize the talks between Tehran and the Taliban. The US administration under former President Donald Trump accused Iran of supplying weapons to the Taliban to attack American soldiers in Afghanistan. Iran denied the accusations and welcomed the withdrawal of US forces from its immediate neighborhood. For border security, therefore, an agreement with the Taliban would now be important for Iran. [link to www.dw.com (secure)] Anon Braveheart |