Iran, Jordan Discuss Ways to Confront ISIL Crisis

Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezayee and Jordanian Ambassador to Tehran Abdullah Sulaiman Abdullah Abu Romman called on the regional nations to grow more united against terrorism and extremism, specially the ISIL, AVA Diplomatic reports.

“The military forces of the Muslim countries can eradicate the ISIL’s scourge and we see no need for the military interference of foreign forces in Muslim territories,” said Rezayee in a meeting with the Jordanian envoy on Saturday.

The Iranian official also touched upon the brutal murder of a Jordanian pilot by the ISIL militants, saying such actions will only precipitate the terrorist groups’ downfall.

 “This deed has aroused the feelings of Muslims and the world’s people against the ISIL terrorist group… ISIL thought it could instill fright and terror in the fighters’ hearts by portraying the cold-blooded murder of a pilot. This is while this incident broke the Muslims’ hearts and reinforced the Muslims’ will to eradicate this Takfiri group,” Rezayee went on to say.

The Jordanian ambassador, for his part, expressed his gratitude to the Iranian nation and government for their condemnation of the pilot’s killing.

He further added that the regional countries will ultimately triumph over the ISIL ideology in this military and cultural war.

On Wednesday, the Iranian foreign ministry strongly condemned the tragic killing of Moaz al-Kasasbeh, a Jordanian pilot captured by the ISIL in December, and underlined the necessity for strong combat against the terrorist group.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham deplored the “inhumane killing of the captive Jordanian pilot by the Terrorist Takfiri groups” as a clear violation of Islamic teachings, and extended her condolences to Kasasbeh’s family and the Jordanian people and government.

She also reminded that all influential parties and elements that contribute to the strengthening of the terrorist groups share the responsibility for this and other similar crimes, and once again laid emphasis on the necessity for avoiding selective approaches towards terrorism and the need for powerful confrontation and combat against all criminal acts of such groups.

The ISIL released a video, purportedly showing al-Kasasbeh being burned alive. The Jordanian government had pleaded with ISIL to release the hostage in exchange for a captured terrorist.