Thread by @HeshmatAlavi

THREAD

RED FLAG 🚩🚩🚩

1)
Members of #Iran’s lobby, @NIACouncil, gaining a foothold in Congress.

-@mahyarsorour with @Ilhan

-@ethanazad with @RepRashida

-@samira_says with @RepBarbaraLee

(h/t @HanifJazayeri for his excellent research.)

@NIACouncil @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @ethanazad @RepRashida @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @HanifJazayeri 2)
@mahyarsorour is the Senior Legislative Assistant to @Ilhan.
Sorour was a candidate for NIAC Action's leadership board back in July.

@NIACouncil @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @ethanazad @RepRashida @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @HanifJazayeri 3)
@ethanazad is a staff member of @RepRashida who handles a "broad legislative portfolio, helping Tlaib’s office on foreign affairs… and government oversight."

@NIACouncil @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @ethanazad @RepRashida @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @HanifJazayeri 4)
@samira_says 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.

@NIACouncil @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @ethanazad @RepRashida @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @HanifJazayeri 5)
NIAC uses its foothold in Congress to issue such letters by @Ilhan, @RepBarbaraLee & @RepRaulGrijalva that was probably drafted by Iran's mullahs.
They're objecting to "the designation of Iran's Central Bank under terror authorities."

@NIACouncil @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @ethanazad @RepRashida @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @HanifJazayeri @RepRaulGrijalva 6)
BTW, this is a quick glimpse at how the regime in Iran funds terrorism.

@NIACouncil @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @ethanazad @RepRashida @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @HanifJazayeri @RepRaulGrijalva 7)
NIAC has established close relations with other members of Congress, including:

@ChrisMurphyCT

@RepDanKildee

@DonnaFEdwards

niacouncil.org/lawmakers-addr…

@NIACouncil @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @ethanazad @RepRashida @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @HanifJazayeri @RepRaulGrijalva @ChrisMurphyCT @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards 8)
@brhodes also established very close relations with NIAC & NIAC founder @tparsi.

@NIACouncil @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @ethanazad @RepRashida @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @HanifJazayeri @RepRaulGrijalva @ChrisMurphyCT @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @brhodes @tparsi 9)
Trita Parsi enjoyed unprecedented access to the White House (most likely through Ben Rhodes) prior to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

“Former Iranian Official, Pro-Tehran Lobbyist Hosted at Obama White House Dozens of Times”
freebeacon.com/national-secur…

@NIACouncil @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @ethanazad @RepRashida @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @HanifJazayeri @RepRaulGrijalva @ChrisMurphyCT @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @brhodes @tparsi 10)
Considering the fact that NIAC is known to be Tehran’s lobby in the U.S., this deserves an investigation by the @FBI & @TheJusticeDept.

As far as the Iranian people are concerned, they have expressed their thoughts about NIAC through this hashtag:

#NIACLobbies4Mullahs

@NIACouncil @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @ethanazad @RepRashida @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @HanifJazayeri @RepRaulGrijalva @ChrisMurphyCT @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @brhodes @tparsi @FBI @TheJusticeDept 11)
Addendum:
This is all the @NIACouncil crowd can muster.
@Azodiac83
@SinaToossi
@Mollahasani

@JZarif is truly wasting money on you guys because you can't find anything better to say than elementary school language.
Some counter-argument! Very professional!

@NIACouncil @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @ethanazad @RepRashida @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @HanifJazayeri @RepRaulGrijalva @ChrisMurphyCT @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @brhodes @tparsi @FBI @TheJusticeDept @Azodiac83 @SinaToossi @Mollahasani @JZarif 12)
Addendum:
And not surprised at all to see @lsarsour having close relations with #Iran lobby group @NIACouncil.
@hdagres
@AzadehMoaveni
@yasmin_khan
@tparsi

@NIACouncil @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @ethanazad @RepRashida @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @HanifJazayeri @RepRaulGrijalva @ChrisMurphyCT @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @brhodes @tparsi @FBI @TheJusticeDept @Azodiac83 @SinaToossi @Mollahasani @JZarif @lsarsour @hdagres @AzadehMoaveni @yasmin_khan 13)
Another known #Iran apologist/lobbyist is @NegarMortazavi, always ready to whitewash, justify & downgrade the crimes of the mullahs' regime.