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Afghan Taliban Could Support Tehran if Washington Bombs Iran
The Taliban said it would provide moral and humanitarian support to Iran if the US attacks, amid ongoing indirect US-Iran nuclear talks and regional military tensions.
- On Sunday, the Taliban regime said it could support Iran if the US attacks, with spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid telling Radio Iran's Pashto-language service that aid would likely be moral and humanitarian.
- As Iran engaged in indirect talks this week and staged Monday war games in the Strait of Hormuz, the US military reinforced forces including a second aircraft carrier in the Gulf.
- Past hostility and recent diplomacy show that relations have been strained along Sunni–Shia fault lines, yet Taliban leaders met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on January 26, 2025.
- The Taliban says it does not want confrontation but would assist Iran if attacked, and Mujahid asserted Iran "has the capability, is in the right, and has the right to defend itself".
- Beyond rhetoric, the stance complicates security around the Strait of Hormuz after Iran's Monday war games and border clashes involving Afghan and Iranian border guards, affecting diplomacy and humanitarian ties.
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Afghan Taliban could support Tehran if Washington bombs Iran
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has said it could "support" Iran if it is attacked by the US, amid the threat of a military onslaught on the country. Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesperson for the group, told Radio Iran's Pashto-language service that if the US bombed Iran, then it could help Tehran, according to local media, although this would likely be moral and humanitarian support rather than military assistance, according to Iranian oppositio…
MichaelSavage.com – Taliban Says It Is Ready to ‘Cooperate’ with Iran if America Attacks
The ruling Afghan Taliban, through top spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, declared in an interview on Sunday it is prepared to offer its “full support” to Iran in the event of an American attack. Mujahid reportedly made the remarks in an interview with Radio Iran that he published on his social media accounts. He was responding to…
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid stated that they could provide aid and support to Tehran in the event of a possible US attack on Iran. While stating that they did not want conflict, Mujahid argued that Iran has the capacity to defend itself.
As the possibility of war between the US and Tehran is being discussed, the Kabul government sent a message of solidarity. Calling for negotiation instead of conflict, the Taliban emphasized that if war breaks out, Iran will win again, as it did last June.
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