Iranian evil regime is destined for oblivion

30/07/2026

We often hear Iranian officials invoke the phrase an "eye for an eye.” By that same principle, reciprocity should also apply to Iran,” columnist Eng. Adel Al-Jarallah Al-Kharafiwrote for Al-Seyassah daily.

Actions carried out by Iran and its proxies must be met with reciprocity. Iranian aggression must be addressed through legitimate self-defense. One of Iran’s proxies in Iraq, which claimed responsibility for the attack on the Al- Abdali border crossing while the Iraqi Prime Minister was visiting Tehran, must be held accountable.

Here at The Daily, we understand this incident as sending a dual message to both Iraq and Kuwait. The targeting of a border crossing between Kuwait and Iraq by Iranian-backed militias indicates that the attack was premeditated. Targeting civilian infrastructure reinforces Kuwait’s right to respond, particularly as such attacks cannot be justified under any circumstances.

The pretext that US forces bombed the Iranian Shalamcheh border crossing with Iraq does not give Iran, or its proxies in Iraq, the right to target Kuwait.

As a Kuwaiti citizen whose country has been subjected to repeated attacks, I question the Iraqi Prime Minister’s statement that Iran’s security is Iraq’s security. Is Kuwait’s security not also intertwined with Iraq’s? Should those who violate the law not be held accountable?

If Iran’s security depends on Iraq, does that justify terrorism being carried out against Kuwait from Iraqi territory? Would Iraqi officials accept a reciprocal response? These questions, and others, arise within the context of the principle of reciprocity. I raise them in light of the Iraqi government’s declarations that sovereignty is an absolute right of the state. Such sovereignty must be complete, and no illegitimate forces should participate in it.

Trust has been completely eroded. The bombing of the Abdali border crossing, as mentioned earlier, was a message directed at both Iraq and Kuwait. Therefore, Kuwait has the right to respond in accordance with international law and the UN Charter.

Kuwait has the right to respond in kind, as Iranian officials themselves have stated. Iran’s militias in Iraq must be held accountable. A political response is also essential, through strengthening relations between the two Arab neighbors and preventing Iranian actions from driving a wedge between two brotherly nations. Ultimately, regimes built on hostility and aggression will not endure, while Kuwait and Iraq will endure.”

Adel Al-Jarallah Al-Kharafi