After drone attack in Iran
Now government blames Kurdish groups
Iran repelled a drone attack on a military facility on Sunday. The target of the attack was a workshop complex of the Ministry of Defense north of Isfahan. This group now blames the regime in Tehran for the attack.
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After a drone attack on an armaments factory in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, Tehran has blamed Kurdish groups for the attack.
After a drone attack on an armaments factory in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, Tehran has blamed Kurdish groups for the attack.
The attack was carried out “with the participation and guidance of Kurdish opposition groups,” reported the portal Nour-News, which is considered the mouthpiece of the Iranian Security Council. The attackers received help from the Israeli secret service Mossad. Iran’s allegations could not be independently verified.
In the past few months, Iran had attacked positions in the Kurdish regions of neighboring northern Iraq with rockets and drones. Tehran accuses the opposition groups of supporting the recent system-critical protests in the country. The conflict with the Kurdish separatists, on the other hand, has been smoldering for years.
Wall Street Journal: Israel is behind attack
The Iranian region of Kurdistan has been a protest stronghold since the protests broke out in September 2022. The wave of protests was triggered by the death of the Iranian Kurd Jina Mahsa Amini in police custody. She had been arrested by the so-called vice police for violating Islamic dress codes.
In recent weeks, however, the street protests have abated again. Many women are now expressing their displeasure through civil disobedience – for example by ignoring the compulsory headscarf.
The Wall Street Journal reported after the drone attack on Sunday night that Israel was behind the attack. Israel’s army did not comment on this. Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Tehran has called Israel its arch-enemy. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also describes Iran as the “most important enemy” and sees a “terrorist regime” in the political leadership. (SDA)