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WLS (@abc7chicago): Feds charge man in Chicago in bizarre Iranian spy plot

1- "The gov of #Iran considers #MEK to be a 'primary opponent of the current regime' according to prosecutors... The Iranian gov has 'sought to eradicate the MEK,' US agents said."
abc7chicago.com/4012913/
WLS (@abc7chicago): Feds charge man in Chicago in bizarre Iranian spy plot

2- "The court filing doesn't name individuals who were to be targeted, but info about 'several US Congressman who have overt ties to the #MEK' was found in a locked suitcase allegedly linked to the men."
WLS (@abc7chicago): Feds charge man in Chicago in bizarre Iranian spy plot

3- "Then, according to the government, 'a target package would enable a neutralization plan, which may include apprehension, recruitment, cyber exploitation or capture/kill operations.'" #Iran #MEK

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More from @ablrchi

Sep 17, 2018
This could explain Javad Zarif's anxiety:
"It should be noted that on the Internet, especially Telegram, the enemy and especially the [#MEK], have gained complete control… The terminology of regime change is gaining complete control in social media networks." -Tehran Press #Iran
The mullahs have always been fearful of #MEK's connecting to citizens. Here is what @NYTimes wrote in 1996: "Gov officials said the number of banned sites was not available, but they include those with information distributed by opposition groups like the [MEK]..." #CyberSecurity
The @NYTimes continued: ''The brains of the young are very impressionable, so the Mujahedeen Khalq [#MEK] might be able to brainwash people to join them, or they might be able to influence an election,'' said a senior Gov official familiar w/ the Internet project. #CyberSecurity
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Aug 21, 2018
DOJ's (@TheJusticeDept) Criminal Report on 2 #IranianRegimeSpies is damning. #Thread highlights via @WashTimes:
1- "Court documents raise the possibility that Tehran’s hard-line Islamic regime is hunting for bombing and assassination targets." #Iran #MEK

go.shr.lc/2NawQvG
2- @WashTimes: "On a wiretap, Mr. Ghorbani, a California resident, is heard singling out an opposing figure for assassination. “M…..F needs one, one shot,” he said. He is scheduled for a detention hearing on Tuesday." #Iran #IranianRegimeSpies #MEK

justice.gov/opa/press-rele…
3- @Washtimes: "European police broke up an alleged #Iran|ian plot to ignite a bomb at an #MEK rally outside Paris this summer.
"Documents show how easily Iranian saboteurs can move in and out of the U.S."
#IranianRegimeSpies

justice.gov/opa/pr/two-ind…
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