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Why would Islamic State target Iran?

A simple reason and a more complex one

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Arthur Snell
Jan 06, 2024
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A huge terror attack in Iran on 3 January killed around 100 people at the site of the memorial to Qassim Soleimani, the former head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). At a time when Iran’s support to the radical Sunni Islamist group Hamas has come under intense scrutiny, questions have been asked over who could have perpetrated such a deed. On…

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