Middle East Forum : The Islamic State Claims Suicide Bombings in Iran by Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi January 4, 2024

 

The Islamic State Claims Suicide Bombings in Iran by Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi Substack January 4, 2024 https://www.meforum.org/65416/the-islamic-state-claims-suicide-bombings-in-iran Today, the Islamic State's al-Furqan media released a new speech from Islamic State spokesman Abu Hudhayfa al-Ansari. The speech, entitled "And kill them wherever you find them" (taken from Qur'an 2:191), focused primarily on the Israel-Gaza war but was a very predictable reiteration of the group's talking points: (i) that the battle in Palestine is a religious war against Jews, and not one about liberation to establish a national homeland, (ii) denunciation of the various 'nationalist' Palestinian factions and those like Hamas aligned with the broader Iranian-led 'resistance' axis, which is utilised by Iran as a Shi'i expansionist project that is no less dangerous if not more so to Islam and Muslims than the state of Israel, (iii) the various Sunni Arab governments are 'apostate' entities that are part of the Jewish-'Crusader' alliance against Islam, (iv) the correct form of jihad is one the Islamic State pursues to establish the rule of God's law, and fighting all the disbelievers. Continue reading the full article >   Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi is an Arabic translator and editor at Castlereagh Associates, a Middle East-focused consultancy, and a writing fellow at the Middle East Forum. He runs an independent newsletter at aymennaltamimi.substack.com. Related Topics:  Hamas, Iran, ISIS, Israel & Zionism, Jews and Judaism, Terrorism  |  Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi The Middle East Forum, an activist th