Hossein Shariatmadari, the managing director of Tehran-based Kayhan newspaper, has strongly criticized Iranian officers advocating for negotiations with the US, saying they’re both silly or hand in glove with Individuals.
In a current editorial titled “They’re both asleep, drunk, or insane!”, Shariatmadari argued that proponents of US negotiations are both “naive” and lack intelligence, “incompetent” and hiding their lack of ability to resolve issues, or have “colluded with the enemy” out of deceit or greed.
He criticized the present reformist officers in Iran for his or her unprecedented “alignment with American officers” and their insistence on negotiations as the one resolution to Iran’s issues.
The journalist additionally referenced former president Hassan Rouhani’s comment, suggesting that such people is perhaps “insane.”
Shariatmadari emphasised that over the previous 20 years, inside factions aligned with international media have promoted negotiations with the US whereas spreading despair and exaggerating issues at residence to the general public.
He warned that the tactic, which he known as “Synthetic Drowning,” is a psychological operation utilized by enemies to inject hopelessness and current their desired outcomes as options.
Drawing a historic parallel, Shariatmadari in contrast the state of affairs to Basic Francisco Franco’s use of a “fifth column” throughout the Spanish Civil Struggle to demoralize Madrid’s defenders.
