Boroujerdi: Parliament Had Warned About Possible ISIS Attack on IRGC

The head of the National Security Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly stated that the 'Presidency of the Parliament' had sent a formal letter to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) several months before the attacks in Tehran, warning about the possibility of an ISIS attack on this building. Aladdin Boroujerdi, the head of this commission, did not clarify why the Parliament's leadership felt threatened or based on which agency's report this concern arose. On Thursday, June 15, according to the official news agency of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, Boroujerdi described the claims that the Parliament had been 'negligent' regarding security issues as 'inaccurate' and referred to it as 'deflection.' He stated that 'in the past few months... specifically regarding the possibility of an ISIS attack, a formal letter was written to the IRGC by the Presidency of the Islamic Consultative Assembly.' Boroujerdi added that 'two months ago, it was emphasized by the Presidency that this possibility is serious and must be taken seriously, and necessary actions should be taken in this regard.' The head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission criticized 'some deflections' in the security commission meeting regarding the deadly attack on this building, stating that 'in this sensitive issue, deflection should not occur.' He also praised the 'instructions' of Ali Larijani, the Speaker of the Parliament, regarding the 'safety' of the legislative building, adding that 'during this time, decisions [such as fencing and creating impassable barriers around the building] were made at the direction of the Parliament's leadership.' Boroujerdi criticized the institutions and organizations responsible for the security of the Parliament, stating that given the June 17 attack on the mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini and the Islamic Consultative Assembly building, they should have a 'sensitivity threshold commensurate' with the situation. He explicitly stated that 'the sensitivity threshold commensurate with the new regional situation did not exist in the responsible organizations and was low,' and that in light of the incident, 'new policies and structures' should be designed and implemented to avoid 'any negligence.' This is the first time that an implicit complaint from a member of Parliament against the IRGC, which is responsible for the protection of the Parliament building, has been published. Although Boroujerdi did not mention who pointed the finger of 'deflection' at the Parliament, it seems he was referring to the remarks of Mohammad Dehghan, a member of the Legal and Judicial Commission, who stated that 'the Parliament and other agencies must identify their security vulnerabilities.' On Tuesday, June 23, he added in an interview with Mehr News Agency that 'the Parliament also has security vulnerabilities that were clear beforehand, and in my opinion, there has been negligence in addressing these security vulnerabilities.' This conservative representative also claimed: 'The individuals who attacked the Parliament were not just these few people; they had diverse arms within the country... including spies who have settled in the offices of some officials, and they must be dealt with.' Dehghan did not provide further explanation regarding this claim. On June 17, five men carried out two almost simultaneous attacks on the Islamic Consultative Assembly building and the mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini, injuring dozens and killing at least 17 people. ISIS claimed responsibility for this attack and announced that further actions against Iran would be taken. Some officials of the Islamic Republic did not consider this incident to have 'operational' value, stating that the operation would only be deemed 'successful' if the terrorists had entered the public session of the Parliament. In this context, Alavi: The planner of the Tehran attacks was killed with the help of cooperating intelligence services. The commander of the IRGC described the Tehran attacks as a 'demand' from Saudi Arabia to the terrorists. The presence of a woman among the attackers of the Parliament was denied. Zarif: We have information that Saudi Arabia supports terrorists near the borders of Iran. 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