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1)
 #MerryChristmas to the @theintercept!
I’m flattered to be included in your 2019 “national security threat” report.
Sorry to disappoint you, but I’m back with even more followers, 40K+, after your hit piece failed quite miserably.
So, I should actually be thanking you!
2)
 Twitter knows I’m in fact very real.

That’s why my account was brought back online despite your hit piece that is filled with lies provided by individuals linked directly to the regime in #Iran.

This article explains.
irancommentary.wordpress.com/2019/06/17/ira…
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 And your writer, @MazMHussain, is rather fond of @HassanRouhani, president of the regime in #Iran that recently killed more than 1,500 people during the November uprising.
reuters.com/article/us-ira…
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 Once again, thank you @theintercept & @MazMHussain, and do you enjoy the holiday season!
#MerryChristmas!
@theintercept @MazMHussain 5)
ADDENDUM:
@theintercept can't get over the fact that their hit piece against me - filled with lies provided by individuals linked directly to the regime in #Iran - failed miserably & humiliated their staff.

This thread explains.

BTW, parroting your lies won't make them true.
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