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Get to know @farnazfassihi, an #Iran apologist pushing Tehran’s talking points in the @nytimes.
Here she praises the “writing & analysis” of Mohamad Imani, a known hardliner who writes for #Iran's state-run Fars & Mashreq outlets, and bulletins published by the IRGC.
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She’s asking for Imani’s insight about “Iran’s military/defensive power & Houthis attack against the Saudis.”
She invites Imani to boast about Iran’s military (terrorist) capabilities & pushes Iran’s denial of the Aramco attack & claiming the Houthis were behind it.
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Despite Iran’s ongoing denials & talking points pushed by the likes of Fassihi, it is now common knowledge that Tehran was behind the Aramco attack.
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Those who do know Fassihi also know that she went the distance for Tehran & the killed IRGC Quds Force chief Qasem Soleimani.
In an NYT piece, Fassihi falls to the low of claiming Soleimani was “universally admired.”
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Fassihi also praised the murderous terrorist Qassem Soleimani in her tweets.
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Fassihi is also quite fond of Iran’s FM @JZarif, who had close relations with Soleimani.
Fassihi herself says she had “an extensive email exchange” with Zarif. Meaning Zarif dictates talking points to her.
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When Reuters published a piece citing three Iranian Interior Ministry officials saying over 1,500 civilians were killed in the November uprising, Fassihi was quick to question the revelations.
Members of @NIACouncil, Iran’s lobby in DC, came to her support.
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A look at who Fassihi follows on Twitter also sheds light into her nature of being an Iran apologist as she follows many other apologists/lobbyists that are simply focused on pushing Tehran’s narrative in the West.
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This is no coincidence.
Listen to the former Iranian intelligence minister talk about Tehran’s use of “reporters” in the West.
Finally, I’m not surprised that the @nytimes provides such a platform for Fassihi.
For those interested, this thread sheds light on NYT’s relations with the mullahs’ regime in Iran.