“Hossein Amir Abdollahian was quoted by Iranian media, in what would be a rare confirmation of Iran-US discussions over Isis, as saying Iran had warned Washington that Israel would be at risk should the US and its allies seek to topple the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, while fighting the extremist group.” Did Obama respond, “What’s the catch?”
“Iran warns of risk to Israel’s security should US seek overthrow of Assad,” the Guardian, October 11, 2014:
Iran’s deputy foreign minister reportedly said on Saturday that his country has exchanged messages with the US about the fight against Islamic State (Isis) militants in Syria and Iraq.
Hossein Amir Abdollahian was quoted by Iranian media, in what would be a rare confirmation of Iran-US discussions over Isis, as saying Iran had warned Washington that Israel would be at risk should the US and its allies seek to topple the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, while fighting the extremist group.
Iran has backed Assad in Syria’s three-year civil war. The US has called for Assad to resign and rules out co-operating with his government.
The US carried out six air strikes near the Syrian town of Kobani on Saturday, targeting Isis militants besieging the town. According to a statement from US Central Command, the strikes hit an Isis fighting position and two small units, damaged a command-and-control facility and destroyed three trucks.
Also on Saturday, Isis forces renewed their attack on Kobani, which is near the border with Turkey, before being repulsed by Kurdish fighters. A video posted online on Friday purported to show Isis fighters involved in street fighting in the town….
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
This is the same gubmint whose leader a few years backed proclaimed the dream of exploding an EMP bomb over America, thus devastating society as we know it here. Somehow I find Persian Procamations like that more credible than their statements that they’re developing nuclear technology for its power generation capability.
Kepha says
Who is friend?
Who is foe?
I have no clue,
Nor has the O.
shosh7154 says
Mr. Obama knows exactly who is who and he is supporting the “who” as in allah “who” akhbar
Charlie Griffith says
Then, take your clue/cue on friends/foes from the daily pronouncements of our Muslim enemy who are constantly reminding us that they are indeed at war against us as non-Muslims.
And, Muslims by extension include those Muslims resident inside America brandishing their United States Passports as shields.
Where are these so-called ‘moderate’ Muslims? Who knows? If they read and adhere to the verses of their Koran, they want to slit my throat. And, presumably yours, and yours, and yours, all of our throats.
If these Muslims aren’t adhering to the verses in their Koran, then that Koran says that they’re apostates and should in turn have their throats slit.
I reject this politically correct pussy-footing around word-play regarding our self-proclaimed-acknowledged Muslim enemy.
Thomas says
He is right that once Assad is forced out(and he will be) ISIS and the other jihadists will destroy Israel. The leaders of the world have been working for a long time to put us all under the sharia. There is no stopping the ISLAMISTS when the west doesn’t even admit the global jihad is going on. It is going to get real real bad in the near future. There isn’t an army waiting to defend us, they are just going to subjugate us.
savant says
I wrote a comment in corroboration, but when I looked up a verse in the book of Revelation, I realized that I don’t know enough for sure, to be spouting off . Things do look dire though.
One thing I do know.
That Jesus Christ is the express image of the invisible God, and those who trust him will not be disappointed.
I also know that God IS Truth. All Truth, – Infinite Power, – Infinite Love.
God has a great plan for those who love him. The tribulation of this generation qualifies us for eternity, and of course Truth is eternal.
Even the fact that we can conceive Truth, suggests that there is an eternal aspect to our nature. 🙂
I don’t know a lot about life after the body has been killed, but I know it is possible to hold a spiritual position beyond truth about material life , -which means there is definitely a hereafter …
We can only go by our own diligently sought revelations of Truth, and our discoveries and revelations from scripture .
I share here only what I know for sure. We must do our best to be very sure about what we believe, and then we will have no problem being passionate about how infinitely amazing and beautiful Life and God is, – and we will have no trouble being prepared to die for what we believe. Surely there will be billions who will submit to the god of this world, – and they will lose their eternal destiny in the wonderful company of our Infinitely loving ,wise creator and savior. (who most of us hardly know at all, – now that’s really something to worry about. Not these dopey mongrels)
Godwin says
If ISIS come anywhere near Israel, It will be blasted to pieces by the ISAF. If Iran interferes, it will be nuked.
felina says
Well, they (Iranian authorities in all Iranian media) claim that ISIS = Israel+US project to defeat their beloved Assad – and Iran itself in the future. And they publish lots of caricatures on this subject, including quite sick pieces mocking these beheadings…
It’s not clear, then, why they refuse to fight something that is going to destroy both Assad and Iran =), but one can hardly expect any logic from these twisted people.
umbra says
If shia iran ups the ante in syria and/or iraq through large scale military intervention, then sunni states in the region may match that move. Thus far, this conflict in syria and iraq is a proxy war and all main regional actors want to keep it that way.
Custos Custodum says
TWO INTERESTING ASPECTS
Iran Knows Obama’s Real Aim is Syria’s Assad, not Islamic State
Iran – still working towards its “nuclear breakout” – would not make such astounding threats at this time if it did not actually believe that OBAMA’S REAL AIM is to overthrow the Assad regime in Syria and HAND SYRIA TO the (Sunni) Islamic State. –
Iran is probably right that overthrowing Assad (and handing Syria to Islamic State) is Obama’s real aim. The noisy but ineffective saber-rattling against IS is merely pre-election kabuki.
Relevant Background Facts:
(a) Iran has multiple secret service agencies operating in the U.S. and is likely to have well-placed agents in high places throughout the U.S. administration.
(b) A few weeks ago, Obama asked for, and both houses of Congress approved (!), at least $500 million in funding for “vetted” Syrian opposition groups. The moolah and guns will, of course, be passed straight on to IS. There is probably much more in off-the-book funds and matériel provided by the CIA and military agencies.
(c) The Iranians and IS both know in detail what resources are being pumped into the region by the U.S., its Arab masters, and other players such as Turkey.
Annihilation of Israel: Propaganda Theme #1 Since Khomeini
Iran hopes to gain credibility in the wider Islamic world by acting as the vanguard in the Muslim fight to annihilate Israel. Given countless anti-Jewish exhortation throughout the Qur’an and hadiths, this idea is not as far-fetched within the Muslim world as it would seem to “sophisticated” Westerners.
The elite units of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guards call themselves the “Jerusalem Brigades” as an expression of Iran’s annihilationist aspirations. Western media universally prefer to leave the Arabic/Persian name Al-Quds/Al-Qods (Jerusalem) untranslated.
Spectacular violence against enemies and bystanders is a well-known phenomenon in all gang wars. Expect to see the same in the billion-member gang wars between the Sunnis and the Shias.
Wtf? says
Am I right in saying the Battle for Kobani ranks with the Battle of Thermopalayae aka the 300?
There is soooo much riding on this and Edrogan doesn’t get it. This is a battle for the future of the free world. If the Kurds hand on it will be the first of many defeats for the ISIS. Barry should not worry about Assad just get on with pressuring Turkey to support the Kurds and by pressure kick them out of NATO and recognise a new separate state of Kurdistan then pour resources and armaments in. I hope ISIS attacks Turkey and no one goes to their aid.
JamesSmith says
It’s a pretty sad day when the Iranians are warning America about the safety of Israel. To which the Iranians are correct.
I believe Israel has a right to live peacefully and I acknowledge that Assad is not at all a supporter of Israel. Nonetheless, it is much better for Israel to negotiate and if necessary fight with a dictator and a militarily weak nation than a caliphate which is gaining support from muslims across the world.
Israel is strong, it will be able to defend itself from the Islamic State, it just that Lebanon and Jordan will fall and Israel will be in a constant state of war having to defend herself.
fair_dinkum says
How about Iran going up against IS directly?
because youre not helping abbass very much..
then again, isil will turn on you via iraq anyway, so youll be involved soon.
you wont have time for Israel or threats.
Cindy says
I don’t know a lot of things in this life but I do know that Iran will NEVER fully win over Israel. God Himself watches and cares for Israel. I can’t wait and this may be mean but I can’t wait till every and I mean EVERY knee will bow and proclaim Christ is God and King!!!! Every man, woman and child ever born will bow and confess with their tongues that Christ is the redeemer!!!!!! There is NO GOD BUT JESUS CHRIST and one day everyone will bow and confess that HE is the only true GOD!!!!!!!!!!!
I praise Him for His mighty strength. And for His tender mercies, God is love but also judgement to. He lets you pick where you will go and spend eternity. He does not force you He woos you. And you must listen for His voice.
Mac-101 says
Before the end times the Temple gotta be built, the events that allow this will NOT be Purdy. Also the Beast will rule a global governance for 42 months before Jesus Christ return. The Beast’s rule will not be Purdy.
hammar says
This war is against Christians and the Jewish homeland and Kurdish people. That is why the slow response to save them. No one even the lame-duck president is running to help. islam is the opposite of the Bible where murder, rape, and thief, slavery is just fine with islam. While Our Lord and Savior teaches us that it is better to save your soul then to possess the whole world. Pray always and vote against the socialist democrat party of America.
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
This war is against Christians and the Jewish homeland and Kurdish people.
It’s amazing that the big talk nowadays is about the Kurds as our allies and potential saviors of the Eastern Levant. This is disquieting. Amid all our sleep walking dreams, we seem to have forgotten that the Kurds are Moslems. So, before endowing them with advanced weapons, keep in mind that one day they’ll be used against us, as they always are. Infidels *never* win in hegemonic dealings with Moslems: we give, they take. We hope; they double-cross. The enemy of my enemy is my friends doesn’t work with Moslems, it never has, never does and never will.
This includes the Kurds. We’re hallucinating a cultural oasis with them. There is no there there. There is only the Holy Ko-Ran there. And that will override their vaunted sense of tribal ethnicity.
Mirren10 says
”Amid all our sleep walking dreams, we seem to have forgotten that the Kurds are Moslems. So, before endowing them with advanced weapons, keep in mind that one day they’ll be used against us, as they always are.”
Thank you **so** much for saying this, APF. I’ve been muchly alarmed at the foolish propensity of some here at JW, to assume the Kurds are somehow potential friends or allies.
islam trumps all friendships or alliances, and seasoned Jihad Watcher’s should know this.
umbra says
kurds are indeed majority islamic and may very well be a liability down the road, especially for Armenia.
SpiritOf1683 says
Unfortunately, what Hossein Amir Abdollahian says is true. If the Assad regime falls, ISIS will be in charge of the whole of Syria, and their terrorists will be sitting on Israel’s border. And when the showdown with Israel begins, stupid Westerners will harp on about innocent civilians, hold rallies on behalf of ‘innocent civilians’, start their traitorous protests, Western leaders will urge ‘restraint’ on Israel, holding Israel back with these bloodstained acts of blackmail. Israel’s nuclear arsenal is ISIS’s Holy Grail, and with 100 or 200 nukes in ISIS hands should Israel fall to them, that will be a terrifying prospect.
umbra says
isis is an expandable proxy for various sunni states. These states will “try” to rid themselves of isis once isis has outlived its usefulness.
Also, Israel will likely used all her nukes before they can be looted.
ApolloSpeaks says
IF ASSAD FALLS WHAT WILL IRAN DO?
Order Hezbollah to unleash its thousands of missiles on Israeli cities? Israel is a nuclear power and that could put Lebanon’s very existence at risk-or Iran’s for that matter. After the 2006 war, because of the devastation, Nazralla publicly lamented his decision to attack Israel.
SpiritOf1683 says
Hezbollah will be up against ISIS, who are determined to wipe them off the face of the earth. If they’re right in their heads, Israel will be the last of their concerns.
gp says
Iranium making threats again? What else can be expected from the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism? T
Just trying to protect their little Syrian proxy.
Elmer Fudderduque says
WAY TO GO, BO! The US military destroyed THREE enemy pickup trucks. Take a bow, so we can see which end of your body does your thinking.