In an interview with the Lebanese Al-Mayadeen channel, Tasnim editor-in-chief Kian Abdullahi argued that the United States has fundamentally misjudged Iranian society for decades, and that the 'Zionist regime' was behind a recent failed attempt to destabilize the Islamic Republic. He described the US as 'a big body with a small brain' whose strategic errors repeatedly backfire.
The interview, published by Iranian Telegram channels, adds to a growing chorus of regime-aligned figures publicly dismissing the Trump administration's diplomatic approach. Abdullahi, whose Tasnim agency is closely tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, previously warned in mid-June of a potential joint US-Israeli strike on Iran, as The Zioneer reported. His latest remarks explicitly accuse Israel of orchestrating a failed destabilization attempt — a claim that echoes earlier statements by Iranian Army chief Brig. Gen. Kioumars Hatami, who said last month that the enemy miscalculated and the revolution stood back up. The accusation of 'Zionist regime' intervention is a recurring theme in Iranian state media, though no independent evidence has been provided. The Zioneer has tracked a series of Iranian regime insiders expressing skepticism about the deal and warning of external plots.
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