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#BREAKING: Albania says it's discovered an Iranian paramilitary network - @AP via ABC News (@ABC)
"... the foreign wing of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard operated an 'active terrorist cell' targeting Mujahedin-e Khalq, or #MEK, group members in #Albania."
abcn.ws/2qFwKFV
@AP @ABC @Guardian via @AP: A police statement alleged that 2 #Iran|ian security officials led the cell from Tehran. It said the ntwk was allegedly linked 2 organised crime groups in Turkey.

Albanian police say Iranian 'terror cell' planned to attack exiles #MEK
theguardian.com/world/2019/oct…
@AP @ABC @guardian .@NYTimes: [Albanian Police chief Ardi] Veliu said another planned attack on the group in Albania by #Iran|ian govnmnt agents was foiled in March during the Sultan Nevruz day festivities. #MEK

#Albania Says It's Discovered an Iranian Paramilitary Network
nyti.ms/2JedFAQ
@AP @ABC @guardian @nytimes .@washingtonpost via @AP: Last year #Albania expelled #Iran’s ambassador and another Iranian diplomat over alleged illegal activities threatening Albania’s security.

Albania says it’s discovered an Iranian paramilitary network washingtonpost.com/world/middle_e…
@AP @ABC @guardian @nytimes @washingtonpost @VOANews: Albania Names Iranian, Turkish Members of Alleged

"Albanian Deputy Interior Min Romina Kuko thanked her government's security agencies for having "successfully foiled" an attack by the alleged cell on #MEK members in the country." @RominaKuko
voanews.com/europe/albania…
@AP @ABC @guardian @nytimes @washingtonpost @VOANews @RominaKuko Iran ‘terrorist’ plot against MEK thwarted, Albania police say
@defensepost #Iran #Terrorism

thedefensepost.com/2019/10/23/alb…
@AP @ABC @guardian @nytimes @washingtonpost @VOANews @RominaKuko @DefensePost REUTERS: Albania says it foiled Iranian plot to attack exiled dissidents
@Reuters #Iran #Terrorism
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Amir Bolurchi
@ablrchi
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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Amir Bolurchi
@ablrchi
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

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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

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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

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Amir Bolurchi
@ablrchi
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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Heshmat Alavi
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#BREAKING
1)
 A number of #Iran IRGC boats unsuccessfully attempted to seize a UK oil tanker - "British Heritage" - in the Persian Gulf in response to UK seizing Iran's "Grace 1" supertanker in Gibraltar.

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Nicholas Grossman
@NGrossman81
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps is not a terrorist group. It's a state military branch.
The US can, and does, sanction the Revolutionary Guard without this label. The only point is misusing the word "terrorist" as a synonym for "bad."
No strategic benefit
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The United States designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group isn't the worst thing in the world. It'll bother me more than most because I teach about terrorism.
But still, it's dumb. All downside, no upside. Here's why.
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State militaries aren't terrorist groups. Yes, they both use force to advance political goals. But their capabilities, options, strategic circumstances, and specific aims vary considerably.
Macintosh, Granny Smith, and Honeycrisp aren't oranges, even though they're all fruit.
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Esfandyar Batmanghelidj
@yarbatman
THREAD: Yesterday, @FinancialTimes reported that #Iran's Revolutionary Guard is making new inroads in the country's lucrative gas sector—a concerning development.

To understand how we got to this point, you just have to look back at FT headlines over the last 3 years...
Jan 16, 2016
IRAN SANCTIONS LIFTED
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Jan 17, 2016
SANCTIONS CONFUSION LEAVES EUROPEAN BANKS WARY OF IRAN BUSINESS
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Anna Ahronheim
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#BREAKING: Incoming rocket sirens heard in northern #Israel
#BREAKING: Additional sirens heard in northern #Israel’s #GolanHeight communities
Video of siren going off in #Druze village of Majdal Shams in northern #Israel moments ago
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