Dr. Abdel Aziz Tarekji
Following the recent Israeli-Iranian war, which left deep strategic impacts on Iran’s regional influence structure, alarming signs have emerged in Syria and Lebanon confirming the surprising and coordinated resurgence of ISIS terrorist activities. This raises urgent questions about the parties behind this rapid mobilization and the true goal of resurrecting this violent group.
Intelligence Reports Reveal Direct Orders from Tehran to ISIS
Reliable security sources have confirmed that the Iranian intelligence apparatus issued direct directives to ISIS-affiliated cells to carry out terrorist and sabotage operations in Syria and Lebanon during the current period. This direct involvement cannot be separated from Tehran’s need to reshuffle the regional cards and divert attention from its strategic losses by sowing further security and social chaos.
The sudden resurgence of ISIS at this specific time bears the hallmark of a systematic Iranian project aimed at reshaping the security landscape, not only in the Levant but also in North Africa, through exporting terrorism as a tool of political pressure and geopolitical retaliation.
Coordinated ISIS Movements… From Beirut to Rabat
In this context, the Lebanese army recently announced the arrest of the “ISIS leader in Lebanon” during a security operation in Beirut, where he was planning major attacks targeting internal security. This development reveals that the organization still enjoys logistical capabilities and covert movement within a fragile security environment, raising suspicions about the party that provides it protection and support.
Meanwhile, Moroccan authorities announced dismantling an ISIS-linked terrorist cell preparing to execute violent operations in major cities. Investigations revealed external coordination behind this cell, raising questions about the entities directing and mobilizing these extremist networks, reinforcing the hypothesis of a regional “operations room” – likely Iranian – aiming to spread chaos and terrorism in Arab countries resisting its hegemony.
Directed Terrorism… Media Reports Confirm Coordinated ISIS Resurgence
Adding to these concerns are recent media reports, including a televised investigation aired on a prominent Arab channel, highlighting the notable return of ISIS activities in several areas, including Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq. The report clearly points to the fact that the organization’s movements are not random but follow a higher agenda led by regional powers, chiefly Iran, which has long used extremist groups as tools of pressure and influence, directing them to serve its expansionist and state-destroying project.
Hidden Convergence between ISIS and Hezbollah Against National Governments
Recent developments indicate indirect coordination between ISIS and Hezbollah, both considered primary tools of the Iranian regime, targeting the new Syrian government and the Lebanese movement demanding liberation from Iranian dominance and disarmament of sectarian militias. While the two groups openly declare hostility towards each other, security monitoring and field analyses reveal intersecting interests serving Tehran’s destructive agenda. This convergence, backed by Iranian funding and arms supply lines, poses a real threat to Syria and Lebanon’s stability, escalating the wave of security chaos in the region, necessitating urgent international action to prevent the exploitation of these terrorist tools to undermine national states and impose sectarian hegemony.
Warning to the International Community: Iran, a Gateway for Transcontinental Terrorism.
The current coordinated resurgence of ISIS across several countries is no longer a local threat but an international transcontinental danger. Iran, which supports, funds, and arms multiple terrorist groups – from ISIS to Hezbollah – plays a dual role, publicly opposing these groups while covertly sharing interests with them to destroy states, sow discord, and fracture societies.
The international community’s silence towards this destructive Iranian role is no longer acceptable, and ongoing disregard is not an option. A firm, comprehensive international stance is required to stop this hemorrhage, dry up the sources of terrorism, and hold the Iranian regime accountable as the primary sponsor of transnational terrorism in the modern era. Ignoring this danger threatens to turn the Middle East and Africa into open theaters of chaos and extremism, paving the way for new waves of violence that may reach deep into Europe and the world.
Facts have proven that the Iranian regime does not limit itself to supporting fragmented terrorist arms but is building a complex network of organizations serving its expansionist agendas through terrorism. ISIS and Hezbollah, despite their apparent enmity, represent two faces of the Iranian sabotage coin, threatening the security and stability of the region and the world. A unified and decisive international position is the only way to eliminate these risks and protect the future of Middle Eastern peoples from the havoc of chaos and terrorism.
