Ok let's talk about what "Iranian sleeper cells" in the US look like.
This July 2022 video shows 100s of children singing an ode to Qassem Soleimani & Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei with lyrics "I will be your soldier, I will be your martyr."
It's not Tehran, it's Houston.🧵
The "Islamic Education Center" of Houston hides under the guise of a religious institution.
To be clear, it's not about Islam - it's about advancing Iranian propaganda. That's why they host an annual commemoration of Ruhollah Khomeini - the founder of the Iranian regime.
They've been hosting these days at least since 2013, when their website noted there were parallel "celebrations" in Detroit/Dearborn, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, and Los Angeles.
At these celebrations, you have Khomeini quote readings like this one.
Again, really want to emphasize: this is not about Islam, and I'm not attacking those of Muslim faith - this is about improper Iranian influence.
Their YouTube channel is flooded with videos from PressTV, Iran's English-language propaganda channel.
PressTV was in fact sanctioned by the Biden Administration recently for (among other things) airing forced confessions of detainees (which are obtained through torture) and most importantly - of being used by the regime to recruit intelligence assets.
home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…
The Center also hosts a Cub Scout Troop. As an Eagle Scout myself, let me just tell you, this ain't a normal presentation (video from July 2019).
My issue is not the kids: it's with the parents and whomever is funding and indoctrinating them.
We know from lawsuits that their buildings are owned by the Alavi Foundation, linked by Department of Justice documents as owned by Bonyad Mostazafan, Khamenei's personal hedge fund.
That Bonyad earned billions from seizing property of Iranian dissidents.
justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/a…
The best way I can describe these network of "Islamic Education Centers" is that they are like the CCP's Confucius Institutes - but designed to incubate loyal followers who will also help the regime with illicit procurement, fundraising, and if necessary - kinetic attacks.
The vast majority of Iranian Americans despise the regime. They they hate the regime, Hamas, and Hezbollah, and they proudly stand with Israel.
But there are pernicious and advanced pro-Iranian networks in the US that need to be disrupted and prosecuted.
foxnews.com/media/iranians…
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