Juliette Kayyem

“Right. So, and I'm glad you say that about responsibly say. After every crisis, terror incident, disaster, there's a narrative that forms very early that is often pushed for political reasons. I think we should just put those to the side aside right now, that that just happens. There are elections.”

Juliette Kayyem · said 2026-09-30 · reported 2026-10-03

Juliette Kayyem cautioned that early narratives after terror incidents are often pushed for political reasons, especially during election season.

“If it's state-sponsored terrorism, like Iran, a country that Israel and the United States have started a war against, that is a very different consequence.”

Juliette Kayyem · said 2026-09-30 · reported 2026-10-03

Kayyem distinguished between self-radicalization and state-sponsored terrorism by Iran as having very different consequences.

“What we don't know and the suspicion or allegations that this is related to a terrorist organization or even Iran is what that radicalization process was like.”

Juliette Kayyem · said 2026-09-30 · reported 2026-10-03

Kayyem noted that the radicalization process behind the alleged attack remained unknown.