It has been two days since the U.S. attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, yet the so-called resistance, freedom, and other similarly named fronts remain silent and have not taken a clear stance on the matter. The attack was condemned by many countries, including Afghanistan, who considered it an aggression against Iran’s territorial integrity. However, the Resistance Front, Freedom Front, and other such factions with known ties to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have not uttered a word.
These groups, most of which are based in the West, maintain relations not only with Western intelligence agencies but also with Pakistan’s ISI and Iran’s IRGC. They seek support from these actors to wage war in Afghanistan and, in return, promise to protect the interests of their sponsors within the country. Additionally, they are reported to have ties with the CIA and Israel’s Mossad.
There is speculation that some members of these groups, residing in Iran, are also working for Israel, which has caused Iran significant problems. Maintaining relationships with so many dangerous intelligence agencies at once and serving their conflicting interests raises serious concerns—especially in a time of heightened conflict between Iran and Israel. Their silence has only intensified suspicions and raised so many questions.
For years, Iran has outwardly maintained good relations with the current Afghan government. At the same time, however, it has secretly continued its support and communication with groups considered adversaries of the Afghan regime. Although the Afghan government has repeatedly assured Iran and other nations that Afghanistan poses no threat and seeks bilateral relations based on mutual interest and respect, recent events have shown that double-dealing policies are bound to fail. It’s like sheltering a snake in one’s sleeve.
Iran’s support for these groups and their betrayal in return proves that such alliances are unsustainable. They amount to nothing more than wasted investment and misused resources. It is expected that Iran ought to learn a serious lesson from this incident and swiftly distance itself from these snakes in the grass. These groups are already discredited in the West, where they are distrusted, and inside Afghanistan, they had long lost their relevance and influence.
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