FM: Israel, West Planning Civil War, Disintegration of Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Thursday warned that Israel and other Western countries are planning "a civil war" in the country, a day after at least seven people were killed in a terrorist attack on a market in the southwestern town of Izeh.
In a message on his Twitter account, Amirabdolahian said that "several security services, including the false Israeli regime, and some Western politicians, have planned for a civil war, devastation, and disintegration of Iran."
These people, Amirabdolahian added, "should realize that Iran is not Libya or Sudan".
He said that the enemy "has assaulted Iran's integrity and the Iranian identity.
"The enemy has been disappointed by the people's wisdom," he emphasized.
On Wednesday, at least seven people were killed after terrorists opened fire at people and security forces at a crowded market in Izeh in southwestern province of Khuzestan around the sunset.
A nine-year-old child, a 45-year-old woman, and three youths were among the martyrs. At least 10 other people were also wounded, four of whom are in critical condition.
Meanwhile, three people were killed and eight security forces injured during riots in Semirom in the central Iranian province of Isfahan.
Two security forces were also killed and two others wounded in the city of Malekshahr in Isfahan Province.
