Editorial
ISIS, via telegram, claimed responsibility for the attack in Kerman in Iran. It would have been two suicide bombers who blew themselves up among the people gathered to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the general's death Soleimani, causing 84 deaths and 284 injuries. The surprise and disbelief of Iranians concerns the infiltration of suicide bombers, while the ayatollahs try to keep a low profile, canceling public funerals to avoid sterile slogans that fuel propaganda.
The Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei invites the Pasdaran to be patient, while the Middle Eastern fire spreads hour by hour. Tuesday, the targeted killing of Hamas number two in Lebanon. Wednesday, the two Isis suicide bombers in Iran. Yesterday it was Iraq's turn: while he was driving his car into a garage in Baghdad, he was killed Mushtaq Taleb al-Saidi, for all Abu Taqwa, head of security of the 70 militias of Popular Mobilization who support the Iraqi government of Muhammad Sudani. The Iraqis claim that the Americans were behind the killing. Popular Mobilization brings together different souls: Sunni, Shiite, Christian, Yazidi militias, all animated by a single sentiment, the anti-American one. Sudani's weak Shiite government is now forced to face the street that has long called for the expulsion of Washington's troops.
Yet another visit from Antony blinken in the Middle East, the sixth in just ninety days, adds a further layer of complexity centered on discussions on a post-war plan for Gaza and overtures to aid. Meanwhile, the hostage negotiations, including the situation of little Kfir Bibas, remain uncertain, sparking concerns and demonstrations of solidarity in Israel.
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