This individual asked me to “Kindly enlight” about how Iran, being a Shiite-majority country, could have been involved in al-Qaeda’s #Sept11 attacks against the United States.
(2) First of all, we should take into consideration that #Iran’s regime is known for supporting a wide variety of Islamic extremist groups, regardless of their Sunni or Shiite backgrounds.
(3) For example, Shiite militias in #Iraq, dispatching Shiites from Afghanistan & Pakistan to maintain Shiite Assad in power in Syria. clarionproject.org/iran-supportin…
“U.S. intelligence officials and prosecutors have long said Iran formed loose ties to the terror organization starting in 1991, something noted in a 19-page al-Qaida report in Arabic...” apnews.com/3b50816d482d45…
(6) Former “CIA director Mike Pompeo suggested the al-Qaeda-Iran pact had been an ‘open secret’ during the Obama administration, which had failed to act.” theatlantic.com/international/…
(7) Hmm.
I should have added that to my “How I remember President Obama” thread.
(8) “Iran provided logistical assistance to al-Qaeda, facilitating travel for some operatives and providing safe houses for others.” newsweek.com/irans-secret-f…
(9) “Anyone who wants to strike America, Iran is ready to support him and help him with their frank and clear rhetoric,” AP quotes an Arabic al-Qaeda report as saying. arabnews.com/node/1187461/m…
(10) “Iran has collaborated with Al Qaeda covertly and often by proxy due to the latter's notorious reputation. This covert cooperation began in the early 1990's in Sudan, continued after Al Qaeda relocated to Afghanistan...” unitedagainstnucleariran.com/AlQaeda
(11) “Shia Iran offered Sunni militants ‘money, arms’ and ‘training in Hizbollah camps in Lebanon.’
“Iranian intelligence facilitated the travel of some operatives with visas, while sheltering others.” telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/0…
(12) "Iranian intelligence officials secretly helped provide the al Qaeda attackers with passage and gave them refuge in the Islamic Republic..." freebeacon.com/national-secur…
(13) And here's the actual interview with a state-run TV network in #Iran.
(15) And when trolls like these (probably linked to #Iran’s regime) react in such a way about my work unveiling Tehran’s links to the #September11th attacks, it gives me even more motivation to continue.
#BREAKING
U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted the resignation of Nikki Haley as UN Ambassador.
My gut tells me an even bigger story will develop.
Rest assured #Iran's regime is terrified about who Trump/Pompeo will appoint as their new envoy. axios.com/donald-trump-n…
#BREAKING
Amb. Nikki Haley spoke six months ago with President Donald Trump about the subject of resigning.
Will be staying at this post until the end of the year.
#BREAKING
Amb. Nikki Haley saying she will be campaigning for President Trump in 2020.
2) "Criminal networks are using Iran as a transit point for illicit Somali charcoal exports that earn Islamist militants al Shabaab millions of dollars annually in tax, U.N. sanctions monitors said in a report seen by Reuters."
3) "... domestic revenue generation by al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab 'is more geographically diversified and systematic' than that of Somalia’s federal government."
#BreakingNews
Cities across #Iran are witnessing a general strike as stores are closing across the country.
This goes alongside the truckers' nationwide strike that has spread to over 310 cities now. #IranProtests #IranianTruckersOnStrike
October 8
Tehran, #Iran
Sources say all gold market stores are closed. #IranProtests
October 8 #Iran
Images of stores closed in the cities of Saqqez, Baneh, Marivan & Sanandaj. #IranProtests
#BreakingNews
Reports indicate atmosphere in #Iran's parliament (the Majlis) is very tense as members review the anti-money laundering Financial Action Task Force (FATF) signing bill.
Sources say "hardliners" are voicing threats about the signing of this bill.
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2) #BreakingNews
"Regarding the FATF, should we commit suicide today by signing this bill because we're going to die in the future?" says Behrouz Nemati, a member of #Iran's Majlis (parliament).
3) "Hardliners in Iran’s parliament have opposed passing legislation toward compliance with FATF standards, arguing it could hamper Iranian financial support for allies such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which the US has classified as a terrorist organization." reuters.com/article/us-ira…
"It did not say where Zahedifar was arrested. In a video carried by state broadcaster IRIB, a blindfolded man who identified himself as Zahedifar denied he had fled Iran." uk.reuters.com/article/uk-ira…