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Iran is planning an attack on Qatar during the World Cup, according to Israeli intelligence

2022-11-23 09:40:23Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Iran is planning an attack on Qatar during the World Cup, according to Israeli

The head of military intelligence said on Monday that Iran was considering an attack on the World Cup in Qatar as it faces growing pressure at home amid nationwide protests against the regime.

Speaking at an Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) conference in Tel Aviv, Major General Aharon Haliva said the protests involving Iran are "extremely extraordinary" and have turned into a "civilian rebellion".

"The death toll, the attacks on national symbols, this is very worrying for the regime, especially combined with the sanctions, the existing international pressure and the difficult economic situation," he said.

The protests were sparked by the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, after she was arrested by Tehran's morality police in September, and have since spread across the country. Authorities have responded with a crackdown that the Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights says has left almost 400 people dead, half a dozen sentenced to death and more than 15,000 arrested.

"There is a real concern within the regime that he is endangering the regime. At this stage, I see no danger to the regime…. but as the pressure on Iran increases, including domestic pressure, the Iranian response is much more aggressive, so we should expect much more aggressive responses in the region and in the world," Haliva said.

"I'm telling you that the Iranians are now thinking of attacking the World Cup in Qatar," he said. "The only thing stopping them is how the Qataris will react."

Echoing Haliva's comments, outgoing Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned that Iran is keen to attack the World Cup in order to cause regional instability.

"Iran is seeking to maintain instability as a constant. At a time when the world around him is stable and thriving, this is the opposite of what is happening inside Iran,” Gantz said, speaking at the start of the weekly meeting of his National Unity party faction in the Knesset.

"The World Cup is likely to be one of those events where it tries to cause instability," he added.

Using football terms as the World Cup kicked off on Sunday, Haliva said: "Iran is all over the field, from nuclear to unrest."


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