Political and Analytical Narratives

Iran seeks to maintain tensions between the United States and the Taliban, aiming to prevent U.S. influence within the Taliban hierarchy. Additionally, Iran views the presence of ISIS in Afghanistan as a significant security threat, as the mistrust and bloody conflicts between these two irreconcilable sects of Islam have a long history with the recent battles they fought in Syria and Iraq. To counter this extremist group and prevent its spillover into Iran, it is willing to collaborate with the Taliban by all means to crush this group.