In the audio recording published on Iran International TV’s website and some social media accounts, Taib criticized Turkey’s military operations against terrorism in Syria and Iraq, and pointed out that Iran-affiliated elements were behind the attacks on Turkish military forces in the region. Taib, who is known for his closeness to Iranian leader Ali Khamenei, said, “Turkey says I will hit on words, I will do this and that, I will do that. If it is on the field, it cannot do that. Isn’t Idlib in its (Turkey’s) hands? We say withdraw from here, it will withdraw tomorrow.” claimed.
“IT IS NOT IRAQ, IT IS US”
In the continuation of his speech, in response to one of the audience’s words, “But Iraq struck Turkey,” Taib said, “(The shooter) is not Iraq, we are.” used the phrases.
It was claimed that Taib blamed Meysem Nili, the brother-in-law of Iranian President Ibrahim Reisi’s son-in-law, regarding the leak of the audio recording, which included criticisms of Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammed Kalibaf, and Taib apologized to Nili after Nili’s reaction.
REMARKABLE DETAIL IN THE US INTELLIGENCE REPORT: IRANIAN MILITARY COOPERATION WITH THE PKK AGAINST TURKEY
On the other hand, the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) reported to the Pentagon Chief Inspectorate that Iran-backed militias cooperated with the PKK terrorist organization against Turkey in Iraq and occasionally attacked Turkey’s bases in northern Iraq. In the intelligence report, it was noted that the Iranian-backed militias attacked Turkey to deter the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) from conducting an operation against the PKK in Iraq.