The Attack Plan on the Saudi Embassy Was 'Precise'

The newspaper Shargh, in a report titled 'Columns of Smoke in Farmanieh', has published further details about the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran on Saturday night, emphasizing that the attack plan was 'precise'. The newspaper Qanoon, in a note titled 'The Attackers Were Not So Unknown', wrote: The incident of the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran on Saturday night is not only 'suspicious' but also clearly shows that the country's intelligence apparatus must seriously and urgently deal with the 'foot soldiers of infiltration in operational scenes'. The newspaper Vaghaye Ettefaqiyeh quoted Hesam al-Din Ashna, an advisor to Hassan Rouhani, emphasizing that 'the era of chaos is over', stating: 'The era of personal interpretations has come to an end.' Hossein Falahatpisheh, a former member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly and a regional events analyst, told Vaghaye Ettefaqiyeh: 'The hidden strategy of Saudi Arabia behind this execution is to damage Iran's reputation in the region and the world', and the attacks in Tehran and Mashhad on the Saudi embassy and consulate caused 'the ball to fall from the ground of Saudi Arabia to the ground of Iran by some own goal', as 'the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran was the top news in the world media yesterday, not the execution of Sheikh Nimr.' The newspaper Jahan San'at, alongside a photo showing the Saudi embassy in Tehran engulfed in flames, reported on 'uncivil protests' against the execution of Sheikh Baqir al-Nimr, stating: 'The Saudi embassy in Tehran was set on fire.' The newspaper Iran also reported on the reaction of Hassan Rouhani, quoting the President of the Islamic Republic as saying: 'The execution of Sheikh Nimr is inhumane and condemned', but 'the attack on the embassy is a disgrace to the system'. According to this newspaper, Hassan Rouhani emphasized that 'I ask the Minister of Interior to identify the perpetrators of this attack in cooperation with the esteemed judiciary and the Ministry of Intelligence and introduce them to the judiciary for justice to be served, so that such ugly acts are ended forever.' Sadegh Ziba Kalam, a university professor, wrote in a note in the newspaper Iran: 'Although Saudi Arabia appears to be the victim of the attack on its embassy, it has actually benefited from the actions of the self-styled individuals. Therefore, the extremists have moved in a direction that harms the 'national interests'. At the same time, the actions of the extremists can be seen as a kind of power struggle with the government. By attacking Saudi diplomatic centers in Iran, the extremists want to show their power and influence, especially in foreign policy, to the government and foreign observers.' The writer of the note in the newspaper Iran emphasized that 'the extremists, with this action, hit two targets with one bullet; they sent a message of insecurity in Iran to the US, Saudi Arabia, and other countries, and also showed that in the course of factional competition with the government, they have no qualms about harming national interests.' The newspaper Javan, close to the Revolutionary Guards, wrote in its editorial titled 'The Black List of Betrayal': 'The Saudis owe Iran in all areas. They have done everything they could against Iran. Now it is said that some have attacked the Saudi embassy in Tehran or its consulate in Mashhad. Although the essence of the matter is suspicious, it should not be said in a way that makes it seem that this oppressed Saudi Arabia has been harmed.' Kayhan also published photos of protests against the execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Baqir, describing it as 'a widespread outcry against the crimes of Al Saud'. The newspaper Resalat, in its front page, quoted the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic as saying: 'The hand of divine revenge will seize Al Saud.' This newspaper, alongside a photo of Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, quoted those they called 'the devotees of Sheikh Nimr' as saying: 'We will set Al Saud on fire.' Nejatollah Ebrahimi, spokesman for the Guardian Council, in an interview with the newspaper Etemad about the process of 'local investigations' by the Guardian Council said: 'We are not only permitted but obliged to conduct local investigations' because 'for non-religious individuals, a case is not always made in the judiciary. The Civil Registry does not care about the religiosity of individuals. Even if someone does not commit a crime, the police do not care about the person's faith.' The newspaper Shahrevand reported that more than 11,000 people have died in traffic accidents in the first eight months of this year, quoting Taghi Mehri, head of the Traffic Police of the Law Enforcement Force, as saying: 'The number of road deaths in the first eight months of 94 has decreased by 2.7% compared to the same period last year', but the number of accident victims remains very high, with the number of fatalities from Farvardin to the end of Aban this year reaching '11,867 people.' The newspaper Jahan San'at reported in its front page on 'the influx of 1.3 million people to megacities', emphasizing that the search for 'work' is one of the main reasons for migration to Iran's megacities. Jahan San'at also published a report on 'the rising statistics of student suicides' in cities across Iran, describing it as a sign of 'family and educational collapse', stating: 'Perhaps it would be better for teachers to pay more attention to the deep needs of the young society rather than focusing on the superficial aspects of education, which are mere appearances and useless lessons disconnected from students' daily lives, and to explain to their parents that they should pay more attention to the psychological and intellectual needs appropriate to their children's age.' 'Columns of Smoke in Farmanieh'; The Attack Plan on the Saudi Embassy Was 'Precise' The newspaper Shargh, in a report titled 'Columns of Smoke in Farmanieh', published further details about the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran. This newspaper wrote: 'The series of attacks on Saudi diplomatic sites in Iran, which began in protest against the execution of 'Sheikh Nimr', started in Mashhad. On Saturday evening, a number of protesters gathered in front of the Saudi consulate in Mashhad; they climbed over barriers and fences; took down the flag from the consulate's entrance and set part of the building on fire. An interesting point in Mashhad was the confusion of the protesters regarding the Saudi flag, which, due to its Islamic symbols, made it impossible to burn it.' Mohammad Hassan Najmi, a journalist for the newspaper Shargh, described how the protests against the execution of Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr escalated to the Saudi embassy in the three-way intersection of Farmanieh in Tehran, stating: 'The Saudi embassy has two doors; one door is exactly at the corner of the alley, and another door is lower than that. The attackers' plan was very precise; they set the embassy on fire from the corner door and then broke the lower door and entered the embassy.' This newspaper noted how the gathering and attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran began: 'Around 11 PM on Saturday night, protesters gathered in front of the Saudi embassy; slogans began. As time passed, their numbers increased and the volume of chanting grew louder. After a few minutes, some stones were thrown at the embassy's windows; the result was obvious; the embassy's windows shattered. Around this time, an incendiary object was thrown inside the embassy; it seemed the way was opened; the crowd continued this action; flames of fire were licking from inside the embassy; the dark rooms of the embassy turned orange and red; not with lights but with flames. The fire continued, and they outside the embassy were rejoicing at the burning.' The newspaper Shargh described the scenes after the protesters entered the Saudi embassy in Tehran: 'The scenes were familiar; images of the attack on the British embassy in the fall of 90 came to mind; some entered; some took embassy items outside and held them up in a sign of victory. Firefighters were busy extinguishing the fire from the corner door; the police were also busy with their work through the lower door; that is, expelling the attackers from the embassy building and arresting them.' According to this newspaper, 'Hussein Hussein is our slogan; martyrdom is our honor' and 'Haydar Haydar', 'Mashallah; Hezbollah', 'Death to the accursed Al Saud', 'Al Saud, have shame, leave Medina' were among the slogans of the protesters in front of the Saudi embassy in Tehran, and during these slogans, some of the attackers suddenly threw a bunch of papers from inside the embassy from the second floor or the roof into the street. This action was met with enthusiasm from the protesters, and as if they had gained spirit, they passed through the special forces' barriers and gathered again in front of the corner door of the embassy.' Shargh noted that many photos of King Salman were also taken out of the embassy and passed among the protesters, stating: 'One held it upside down and raised it. Another tore it in half; another had thrown it on the ground and was jumping on it with both feet, but the most common action taken on the photos of King Salman was to set them on fire.' This newspaper also mentioned the presence of the commander of Tehran's police, stating that Hussein Sajjadi-Nia 'was also seen in a corner of the gathering, supervising his forces' actions', and that the special forces, hours after the attack on the Saudi embassy, 'were hitting their batons against their shields and moving up to disperse the protesters. But they were not easily dispersed.' The newspaper also wrote that around 1:30 AM on Sunday, 'a number of heavy motorcycles and also trailers with their distinctive exhaust sounds entered the alley' of the Saudi embassy in Tehran, and 'the special forces, who were lined up against the protesters, opened the way for them to pass. They returned through the same path about fifteen minutes later and left the area.' Shargh reminded that 'diplomatic sites of countries enjoy diplomatic immunity in the host country' and wrote: After the attack on the embassy 'the fire was extinguished, but thick columns of smoke from the fire were coming out of the windows.' 'The Attackers Were Not So Unknown' The newspaper Qanoon, in a note titled 'The Attackers Were Not So Unknown', wrote: The incident of the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran on Saturday night is not only 'suspicious' but also clearly shows that the country's intelligence apparatus must seriously and urgently deal with the 'foot soldiers of infiltration in operational scenes'. Davood Hashmati wrote in a note for the newspaper Qanoon: 'While Iran was united and away from any political factionalism, protesting and expressing disgust at the criminal act of Al Saud in the martyrdom of Sheikh Nimr', the infiltration operation in front of the Saudi embassy divided the people. The writer of the note in the newspaper Qanoon pointed out that one of the most important operations of the infiltration line is to create 'hypocrisy' and 'division' among the community, writing that 'this method is that of those whose existence is in crisis and hide behind the mask of revolutionary zeal to strike at the revolution. They hide behind the face of Islam to discredit Islam. A clear and concrete example of this group can be ISIS. A group that is dependent on the dominating powers and exploits the Islamic sentiments of its lower-class base. The higher ranks of the global system, however, have clear intentions and goals: to destroy Islam in the name of Islam and by a bunch of extremist hardliners.' The newspaper Qanoon, recalling the statements of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic on August 7, 2012, opposing 'the entry into the British embassy', wrote that he 'clearly opposed these actions', but 'the line of hypocrisy and infiltration inside also hides behind the face of super-revolutionary zeal to strike at the revolution and the system.' This newspaper referred to the support of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's associates for the attack on the Saudi embassy, writing: 'One of the most interesting positions was that of Ahmadinejad's supporters. Abd al-Ridha Davari, a member of the former government's media team, praised the attack on the Saudi embassy, calling it a revolutionary seizure of the Saudi embassy and a beginning to the end of the dependent government, while 'the Ahmadinejad supporters, when they were sitting in the presidential chair, opposed such actions. Specifically, they introduced the attack on the British embassy as a plan to bring down Ahmadinejad's government.' The writer of the note in the newspaper Qanoon emphasized that 'the system must completely address this incident and requires urgent, swift, and decisive action in dealing with it', writing: 'Undoubtedly, the police have enough power to arrest the creators of the Happy clip within three hours, and they can easily arrest the foot soldiers of infiltration and destruction of the revolution under the name of revolutionary zeal.' The newspaper Qanoon wrote: 'Those who may have been negligent in this act must be identified by the intelligence and law enforcement agencies and dealt with swiftly and decisively and introduced to the people. So that we do not witness again that a young person takes a selfie inside the embassy with a stolen phone and writes the expenses of this little loot on the account of the entire system.' The Consequences of Recklessness; 'Saudi Arabia's Smile After the Events in Tehran and Mashhad' The newspaper Vaghaye Ettefaqiyeh, in its front page, quoted Hesam al-Din Ashna, an advisor to Hassan Rouhani, emphasizing that 'the era of chaos is over', stating: 'The era of personal interpretations has come to an end.' Saeed Saif, in a report for this newspaper, wrote: 'Three-way intersection Farmanieh - Boustan Street - Niloufar Street - No. 1'; a quiet neighborhood in northern Tehran from 10 PM on Sunday night, angry protesters gathered.