Post by peterd on Feb 13, 2013 14:38:40 GMT -8
Iranian Websites: The Political Crisis In Iraq Is A Sunni-Western Conspiracy To Curb Tehran's Influence
Introduction
As the Sunni unrest against the Shi'ites in Iraq escalates, the Iranian media is increasingly presenting this unrest as the product of a Sunni-Arab conspiracy led by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey together with the Western superpowers, against Shi'ite Iran and its Shi'ite Allies in the region, that is, in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. Various Iranian elements are claiming that because the crisis in Syria remains unresolved, the Sunni insurgency in Iraq is aimed at opening up a new front against the resistance axis – which is largely Shi'ite, comprising Iran, Hizbullah, and the Alawites in Syria.
For example, Majlis National Security Council member Nozar Shafi'i said that Qatar and Turkey are playing a key role in instigating chaos in Iraq, at the request of the U.S. and NATO – which is similar to what is happening in Syria. He stressed that Iran has no intention of meddling in the internal affairs of other countries, but that it must monitor developments in Syria and in Iraq by various means, because these developments could impact Iran itself.[1]
In this context, the conservative Iranian website Baztab issued an unusual message to the regime, calling on it to learn from the mistaken actions it took in the Syrian crisis, and to use its influence with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki to pressure him to include the Sunnis in his country's centers of power. Such a move, Baztab said, would prevent civil war in Iraq that would threaten Iran's security.
This report reviews the main reactions on the major Iranian websites to the Sunni unrest against the Shi'ites in Iraq.
www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/6994.htm
Introduction
As the Sunni unrest against the Shi'ites in Iraq escalates, the Iranian media is increasingly presenting this unrest as the product of a Sunni-Arab conspiracy led by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey together with the Western superpowers, against Shi'ite Iran and its Shi'ite Allies in the region, that is, in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. Various Iranian elements are claiming that because the crisis in Syria remains unresolved, the Sunni insurgency in Iraq is aimed at opening up a new front against the resistance axis – which is largely Shi'ite, comprising Iran, Hizbullah, and the Alawites in Syria.
For example, Majlis National Security Council member Nozar Shafi'i said that Qatar and Turkey are playing a key role in instigating chaos in Iraq, at the request of the U.S. and NATO – which is similar to what is happening in Syria. He stressed that Iran has no intention of meddling in the internal affairs of other countries, but that it must monitor developments in Syria and in Iraq by various means, because these developments could impact Iran itself.[1]
In this context, the conservative Iranian website Baztab issued an unusual message to the regime, calling on it to learn from the mistaken actions it took in the Syrian crisis, and to use its influence with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki to pressure him to include the Sunnis in his country's centers of power. Such a move, Baztab said, would prevent civil war in Iraq that would threaten Iran's security.
This report reviews the main reactions on the major Iranian websites to the Sunni unrest against the Shi'ites in Iraq.
www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/6994.htm