Tehran, SAEDNEWS, Dec. 22: The US has intensified its measures to foment insecurity in West Asia region in the past year and the climax of this behavior was the cowardly assassination of anti-terrorism commanders General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis,” Shamkhani said in a meeting with Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor Hamdollah Mohib in Tehran on Tuesday.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to take a harsh revenge from the masterminds and perpetrators of this historical crime to stop the US and its agents’ continued terrorist and anti-security actions which stir tension in the region, and force them to leave the region,” he stressed.
Shamkhani also warned of increased activities by the ISIL terrorist group in Afghanistan and its dangers for the country and the regional states, emphasizing the need for vigilance and cooperation of all countries to annihilate the terrorist group.
Mohib, for his part, lauded Iran’s effective and constructive role to establish peace and stability in Afghanistan, declaring the Afghan government and nation’s readiness to further expand ties and cooperation with Tehran (Source: Fars News).
