Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that the American regime is the godfather of Daesh.

In a tweet on Friday, Kanaani said that “there was no doubt the US is the creator of ISIS.”

He went on to say that “But for those who deliberately closed their eyes to the truth, the statement of Robert F. Kennedy, the nephew of John F. Kennedy saying “WE created ISIS” reaffirms the fact that the American regime is the godfather of Daesh/ISIS.

Earlier on March 25, 2023, Kanaani rejected the US claims that its military presence in Syria is aimed at fighting the Daesh terror group, saying that the US itself has played a key role in creating Daesh.

Saying that he had been “censored” for 18 years, Kennedy added: “I got a lot to talk about. They shouldn't have shut me up for that long because now I'm really going to let loose on them for the next 18 months. They're going to hear a lot from me!"

This is not the first time that American politicians admit the Daesh terrorist group was founded and supported by the US.

Back in August 2016, Donald Trump, then-Republican presidential nominee, also stated that Daesh was honoring then-US president Barack Obama as "He’s the founder of ISIS. He's the founder! He founded ISIS."

"I would say the co-founder would be ‘Crooked’ Hillary Clinton," he hastened to add, criticizing the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, which according to him, left behind a void for Daesh terrorists to fill.

By IRNA