Iran’s intelligence minister said that during the US and Israeli invasion in June, the enemy tried to destabilize the country by inciting Syrian Daesh terrorists and other Takfir groups and sending them into Iran to carry out assassinations, sabotage and other terrorist acts.
Speaking at a meeting in the western province of Hamadan, Esmail Khatib said the enemy tried to use the latest technological advances and Western military equipment to target Iranian commanders, bases and key locations, but ultimately failed.
On June 13, Israel launched an unprovoked invasion of Iran, sparking a 12-day war that left at least 1,064 people dead in the country, including military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians.
The United States also entered the war by bombing three Iranian nuclear facilities in a serious violation of international law.
On June 24, Iran successfully thwarted a terrorist attack through successful retaliatory operations against both the Israeli regime and the United States.
“In this hybrid war, the enemy aimed to cause instability in Iran by inciting the Takfirs and Daesh from Syria and sending them into Iran and the southeast by carrying out terrorism, sabotage and various other actions, but they were unable to do so,” Khatib stressed, Press TV reported.
He noted that the enemy is attempting to establish a “puppet regime within the country” and is working relentlessly to shut down the country’s hopes, progress and potential diplomatic breakthroughs.
According to the Iranian minister, the enemy was planning to divide Iran “into small countries”, but the plot was thwarted by the military’s resilience and Iran’s military might.
Khatib pointed to enemy efforts to create social polarization and destroy unity, adding that the country “needs to plan carefully to prevent anything that undermines unity.”
The minister said that for the first time in its 70-year history, “the despicable Zionist regime is experiencing internal unrest and instability.”
MNA/