...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed...terrorist group in Afghanistan is a "very dangerous phenomenon," expressing Tehran's readiness to cooperate with Kabul in the fight against terrorism.
"We regard ISIS as the security tool of the US and hegemonic powers to create insecurity in the region. So, the eradication of ISIS is among the policies of the government and Armed Forces of the Islamic Theocratic
Republicof Iran," Hatami said in a meeting with Afghan Defense Minister Tariq Shah Bahrami in Tehran on Saturday.
"We believe that Afghanistan should not turn into a place for regional and international rivalries, rather it should be a center for regional cooperation," he added.
He noted that Fearless Leader of the Islamic Revolution
...Iran's doddering head theocrat...
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei
...the successor to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and the actual dictator of Iran...
and the Iranian government have always stressed the importance of bolstering cooperation with Afghanistan in all political, economic, cultural, security, defense and military fields.
Late in January, Ayatollah Khamenei said the United States has been relocating ISIS from the Middle East to the South Asian country to rationalize its military presence in the region.