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Let’s talk about Caleb T. Maupin (@calebmaupin), another #Iran regime apologist/lobbyist, who introduces himself as a “journalist.”
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Why am I discussing Maupin?
#Iran’s state-run “Youth Journalists Club,” affiliated to the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) ran this story today:
“Young American bravely confronts members of the terrorist grouplet monafeqin outside the UN”
yjc.ir/fa/news/667998…
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At a first glance, one may think wow! A brave American reporter coincidentally runs into a demonstration of “terrorists” in the middle of New York!
To be completely fair, here’s the video he posted of his encounter.
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Now, many questions come to mind.
If Maupin is a “journalist” or a “reporter,” why does he get so angry?
I’ll discuss his allegations later on.
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I simply Googled him & found some interesting links between Maupin & the mullahs’ regime.
#Iran’s state-run Nasim Online website:
“American reporter: I would like to shout ‘Death to America’ with the Iranian people”
nasimonline.ir/Content/Detail…
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#Iran’s state-run Fars news agency, affiliated to the IRGC.
Maupin, described as a “young American activist & independent film producer,” praises a letter written by @Khamenei_ir:
“Writing this letter shows his trust in western youth”
farsnews.com/news/139311090…
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BTW, notice the banner behind him written:
“DOWN WITH CAPITALISM!”
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#Iran’s state-run Tasnim news agency, affiliated to the IRGC Quds Force (designated as a terrorist organization by the US State Dept).
“Calib Maupin: The letter of Iran’s leaders makes new of what we have heard about Islam”
tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1394/0…
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#Iran’s state-run Fars news agency, affiliated to the IRGC:
“American writer: Zionism is the main element behind racism in the U.S.”
farsnews.com/news/139408160…
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#Iran’s state-run Mashregh news website reports Maupin, an “anti-war activist, was the only American on the ship, ‘Shahed,’” carrying “humanitarian aid” from Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas for #Yemen.
mashreghnews.ir/news/421415/%D…
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#Iran spends hundreds of millions - if not billions - fueling the Houthis' destruction campaign in #Yemen.
reuters.com/article/us-yem…
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Maupin also enjoys retweeting Russia Today, a known source of biased reports & #FakeNews.
Here are four examples.
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Now, regarding the allegations raised by Maupin:
The #Iran opposition PMOI/MEK was delisted from the US State Dept’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations in 2012.
Here’s why they were blacklisted in the first place:
articles.latimes.com/1997/oct/09/ne…>
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He accuses the PMOI/MEK of working with & being funded by Saddam.
This is a lie spread by #Iran’s demonizing propaganda machine & never proven with facts.
If the MEK had such relations with Saddam, the U.S. would NEVER delist them & they would have vanish after 2003.
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Maupin then accuses the MEK of killing Americans.
This is also a lie debunked by Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield (@LBJunior).
…-republicans-foreignaffairs.house.gov/112/blo120711.…
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Maupin accuses the MEK of working with Israel on killing scientists in #Iran.
Again, this allegation, brewed by Tehran’s demonizing propaganda machine, has never been backed by facts.
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For me, Caleb Maupin is just a pawn of #Iran’s regime.
This shows how desperate Tehran is in the face of a simple demonstration & resorting to such individuals who claim to be “journalists,” while only disrespecting this profession.
calebmaupin.com/blog/52-the-is…
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Here’s Maupin defending #Iran’s regime, the #IranDeal & their ballistic missiles, criticizing Israel, criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump, legitimizing Iran’s support for terrorism across the Middle East, defending Hezbollah…
Watch to the end.
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“Iran is part of this global opposition to U.S. power that it has developed…”
For me, this video is the nail in the coffin about Maupin being an #Iran regime apologist/lobbyist.
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That’s my opinion.
As always, the conclusion is yours to make.
Thanks for reading.
I welcome any & all constructive feedback.
Best!
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ADDENDUM:
Thanks to @86Ehsan for this digging:
Maupin has also appeared in Russia Today & Press TV.
Press TV is known as #Iran's English-language network of fake news & propaganda.
Maupin was also awarded by the IRGC-affiliated Fars news agency.
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ADDENDUM:
Instead of defending himself in the face of my thread...
I rest my case.
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