The West should support the forces of moderation and tolerance in the Islamic world lead by the Iranian resistance, and not an Iran that sponsors terrorism and anti-semitism, a leading Italian diplomat has urged.
Ambassador Giulio Terzi, the former Italian foreign minister, also warned the international community against backing the extremist rulers in Tehran in the battle against the extremists of the Islamic State.
Ambassador Giulio Terzi, the former Italian foreign minister, also warned the international community against backing the extremist rulers in Tehran in the battle against the extremists of the Islamic State.
Mr Terzi was answering questions from journalists during an online question and answer session on May 25 entitled 'Crisis in the Middle East & Iran´s Destructive Role, Europe´s Policy, P5+1 Nuclear Agreement With Iran'.
He said: "Since the Khomeini revolution, Tehran has always acted as the guardian of the Shiite community in Lebanon, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria, Iraq. It has established a strong network of Shiite militias: the Hezbollah in Lebanon; the Houthis in Yemen; the Badr Organization, Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, Kata’ib Hezbollah and the Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq.
"While controlling the Shiite clerical establishment and financial networks throughout the Middle East, and even in Europe and in Latin America, the Iranian regime has also befriended Sunni actors in order to reinforce its regional status: it has developed strong ties with Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza, and made inroads into Sunni Sudan, in order to deliver Iranian weapons to Gaza."
And the current war against Isis should not deflect attention from Iran, he warned.
He said: "Since the Khomeini revolution, Tehran has always acted as the guardian of the Shiite community in Lebanon, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria, Iraq. It has established a strong network of Shiite militias: the Hezbollah in Lebanon; the Houthis in Yemen; the Badr Organization, Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, Kata’ib Hezbollah and the Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq.
"While controlling the Shiite clerical establishment and financial networks throughout the Middle East, and even in Europe and in Latin America, the Iranian regime has also befriended Sunni actors in order to reinforce its regional status: it has developed strong ties with Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza, and made inroads into Sunni Sudan, in order to deliver Iranian weapons to Gaza."
And the current war against Isis should not deflect attention from Iran, he warned.
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