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Periodic reminder:
#Iran's lobbyists have close ties with Biden & Harris.
@NegarMortazavi & @YasmineTaeb, the ladies leading this rally, are linked to Iran lobby group @NIACouncil.
Important:
Iran has infiltrated into the U.S. political system
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Listen to Negar Mortazavi, a known Iran lobbyist, say she is in "close contact" with Team Biden.
And there’s more.
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Why is this issue important?
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Christopher Wray said recently that Iran and Russia are working to undermine the integrity of the 2020 election.
thefederalist.com/2020/10/21/fbi…
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"... we have already seen Iran sending spoofed emails to intimidate voters, incite social unrest & damage President Trump. You may have seen some reporting on this in the last 24 hours or you may have even been one of the recipients of those emails."
foxnews.com/politics/fbi-h…
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Where could Iran get hold of such sensitive information?
@samira_says, a member of Iran's lobby group NIAC, is a permanent Legislative Assistant in the Office of @RepBarbaraLee.
That could potentially give her (and the regime in Iran) access to U.S. citizens' data.
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NIAC members have infiltrated into other offices of the House of Representatives.
@mahyarsorour is the Senior Legislative Assistant to Rep. @IlhanMN.
Sorour was a candidate for NIAC Action's leadership board back in July 2019.
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@EthanAzad is a staff member of @RepRashida who handles a "broad legislative portfolio, helping Tlaib’s office on foreign affairs… and government oversight."
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Looking back further:
The Obama/Biden admin was in bed with#Iran’s regime & NIAC, based on released emails.
“I have chatted with NIAC folks over the years”
“we do have a relationship with NIAC”
NIAC sought the admin’s advice on paying President Clinton for a speech.
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NIAC is a lobby group in the U.S. pushing Iran’s talking points.
Listen to this Iranian regime insider explain that NIAC was established by @JZarif, the foreign minister of Iran.
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@tparsi is the official founder of NIAC in the U.S.
Listen to how Trita Parsi parrots Zarif’s talking points.
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The ties between the Obama/Biden State Dept. with NIAC were so strong that NIAC sought their advice on former U.S. President Bill Clinton doing a paid speech at a fundraising event.
Yes—Iran seeking to pay the Clintons.
And Obama/Biden’s State Dept. had no problem with it.
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How Trita Parsi & NIAC Used the White House to Advance Iran’s Agenda
“… organizing the grassroots and pressure US lawmakers to pose a more Iran friendly position.”
tabletmag.com/sections/news/…
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Former Iranian Official, Pro-Tehran Lobbyist Hosted at Obama White House Dozens of Times
“Trita Parsi, a pro-Iran advocate long accused of hiding his ties to the Iranian government, met with Obama administration officials some 33 times…”
freebeacon.com/national-secur…
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@hmousavian, a former Iranian official, also enjoyed unprecedented access to the Obama/Biden White House.
Mousavian, dubbed as “Princeton’s Iranian Agent of Influence,” is known for his role in Iran’s assassinations abroad.
weeklystandard.com/reuel-marc-ger…
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While @Princeton University says Mousavian had a “distinguished career,” it is worth noting that he was Iran’s ambassador in Germany overlooking the September 1992 Mykonos restaurant killing of four Iranian Kurdish dissidents.
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Obama had Iran's lobbyists working inside the White House
@saharnow of NIAC worked on the Iran nuclear deal & had very close access to Obama.
If Nowrouzzadeh herself or anyone denies she was a NIAC member, her business card proves they’re lying.
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“NIAC’s most accomplished alum is Sahar Nowrouzzadeh, who is now National Security Council director for Iran in the Obama admin & the top US official for Iran policy, bringing together various departments working on US strategy toward [Iran].”
thedailybeast.com/the-shady-fami…
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"A conservative website had published an article depicting Nowrouzzadeh as a Barack Obama loyalist who had ‘burrowed into the government’ under Trump and even had ties to the hated Iranian regime itself. "
politico.com/story/2018/03/…
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NIAC has also established ties with senior figures in Washington.
Jan 8, 2020
“Along with Reps. Ro Khanna (D., Calif.) and Barbara Lee (D., Calif.), Sanders and Warren are scheduled to speak Wednesday evening with members of NIAC.”
freebeacon.com/national-secur…
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Iran apologists/lobbyists support Sanders.
One individual is @hodakatebi, a regular at events held by NIAC.
Katebi had called for burning the U.S. flag after the killing of Qassem Soleimani, the world’s number one terrorist.
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Iran lobbyists also support Warren.
Warren voiced gratitude for an endorsement from NIAC member @rezaaslan.
Aslan has close relations with Iran’s regime & also makes disgusting remarks on Twitter.
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A look at some of Aslan’s latest tweets.
This is who Sen. Warren expressed her gratitude to.
For the record, Aslan was forced to delete that last tweet.
However, these are quite telling of his character.
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Sen. @ChrisMurphyCN had a secret meeting with Iranian FM Zarif during the Munich Security Conference back in February.
Murphy also has strong ties with Iran’s DC-based lobby NIAC.
thefederalist.com/2020/02/17/sou…
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“Murphy is a frequent speaker at the National Iranian American Council, a lobbying group with alleged links to the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
He also criticized the killing of Soleimani, the world's most notorious terrorist, who also killed more than 600 US soldiers in Iraq.
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@brhodes also established remarkably close relations with NIAC & NIAC founder Trita Parsi.
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Iran’s infiltration leads to the disseminating of false information. American groups, including Never Trump operation the Lincoln Project, served as Iran’s American digital foot soldiers, buying into the disinformation & amplifying it.
The Lincoln Project deleted this tweet.
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“Media did exactly what Iran knew they would do. They assumed fake ‘Proud Boys’ e-mails were real, then used them to attack Trump,” a senior intelligence official told The Federalist in light of the recent announcement.
thefederalist.com/2020/10/21/fbi…
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Following the announcement, mainstream media reporters, including PBS White House correspondent and MSNBC contributor Yamiche Alcindor, continued peddling the Iran line:
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“Some members of the media are doing Iran’s job for them in spite of literally just being warned not to,” the senior intel official said.
Ratcliffe also noted that Iran is disseminating other content, including a video indicating that people could cast fraudulent ballots.
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These attempts by Iran come as Big Tech companies actively censor important info from voters.
"Big Tech is acting like big government. That is what is done in North Korea. That is what is done in Iran. That is what is done in rogue regimes..."
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