A political commentator says the ongoing trial of prominent Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab is illegal and “politically motivated.”

Global public opinion is apprehensive about the rise of ISIL Takfiri terrorist group which captured large swathes of land in Iraq and Syria and is posing a security threat to the international community. The terrorists have committed atrocities in both countries, including mass executions and beheading of local residents as well as foreign nationals. A US-led coalition set up to fight the ISIL has failed to stop the progress of the terrorist group. Iran Daily conducted an interview with Ahmad Nesari, the managing director of Islamic Thought Foundation to examine the threats posed by the ISIL to the region. Excerpts of the interview follow:

A political commentator says the Israeli attempts to Judaize al-Quds (Jerusalem) and the imposition of restrictions on Palestinians amount to crimes against humanity.

The death sentence against Saudi Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr is outrageous, a commentator tells Press TV.

Almost five months have passed since ISIL terrorists overran large swathes of land in northern Iraq including its second-largest city Mosul. The Takfiri group has made more advances during the period and the US-led military coalition has failed to crush or stop the terrorists.

Political commentator and activist Noam Chomsky says ISIL and “radical jihadism” are the United States’ own creation.

A political analyst has predicted that Iran may use military force to defuse the threat of the ISIL terrorist group against its borders.

Washington is intentionally using ISIL to gain a foothold in Syria rather than stop training terrorists, says an analyst.

Turkey does not mind using the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group as a pretext to invade Syria, says an American author.

Efforts by Saudi Arabia in sowing sectarian divide in Yemen against a pro-democracy movement are likely to ignite civil war, says an analyst.