Thread by @HeshmatAlavi

THREAD

1)
@SenSanders won the New Hampshire primary.
#Iran apologists/lobbyists support Sanders.
One individual is @hodakatebi, a regular at events held by Tehran’s DC-based lobby group @NIACouncil.
She also called for burning the U.S. flag after the killing of Qassem Soleimani.

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil 2)
Let me emphasize this again:

On Jan 3, @hodakatebi called for burning the American flag after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the killing of Qassem Soleimani, the world’s most notorious terrorist who has killed, wounded & displaced millions of people in the Middle East.

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil 3)
Reminder:
Soleimani also has American blood on his hands.

“Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian military general who was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq on Thursday, was responsible for the deaths of over 600 U.S. soldiers in Iraq.”
washingtonexaminer.com/news/qassem-so…

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil 4)
Let’s listen to Hoda Katebi’s remarks about America.

To be fair, here’s the link to the entire interview.

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil 5)
Katebi also took part in an Al Jazeera program along with #Iran regime apologists/lobbyists @NIACouncil President @jabdi & NIAC alumni @ManaKharrazi.

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi 6)
Abdi is the President of NIAC. So that’s case closed.

Kharrazi, a NIAC alumni, has interesting relationships with certain DC politicians.

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi 7)
Khrarrazi will introduce herself as the Executive Director of Iranian Alliances Across Borders (@IAABsays).

She won’t talk of her very close relations to NIAC, Tehran’s main DC-based lobby group.

Iranians hate NIAC & use this hashtag:

#NIACLobbies4Mullahs

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays 8)
Kharrazi also has close ties with @codepink members Lily Tajaddini (@lilytaj5) & @YosiBadie.

BTW, Tajaddini’s Twitter bio reads: “NH GOTV Operations for @BernieSanders”

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders 9)
For those interested, this thread sheds more light on Kharrazi.

https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1221039394527830016?s=20

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders 10)
Now let’s look at Sanders’ ties to NIAC.

“Warren, Sanders Hosting Call With Pro-Tehran Lobby Group”

“… Sanders and Warren are scheduled to speak Wednesday evening with members of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC).
freebeacon.com/national-secur…

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders 11)
“The group played a central role in what former Obama national security adviser Ben Rhodes called the administration's pro-Iran Deal ‘echo chamber,’ spinning journalists, lawmakers, and citizens.”

@brhodes also has close ties to NIAC.

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders @brhodes 12)
Food for thought.

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders @brhodes 13)
“NIAC has deep ties to Iran's regime, including senior officials like Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Zarif worked closely with NIAC founder Trita Parsi, who, in turn, consulted with the Obama administration.”
bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders @brhodes 14)
Former Iranian Official, Pro-Tehran Lobbyist Hosted at Obama White House Dozens of Times

“The NIAC chief [@tparsi] met with Rhodes, among other top officials, during multiple visits throughout the Obama era.”
freebeacon.com/national-secur…

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders @brhodes @tparsi 15)
“Sanders and Warren both supported the nuclear deal's passage and have been among the sharpest critics in the 2020 field of President Donald Trump's ordered killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.”

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders @brhodes @tparsi 16)
Reminder to America:

Sanders would sit down with terrorists such as Soleimani, Baghdadi & bin Laden at the UN for talks on how to resolve differences.

This is music to the ears of #Iran's murderous mullahs.

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders @brhodes @tparsi 17)
“… Sen. Bernie Sanders stood on the debate stage last week, and they all dropped the ball. Astoundingly, all three questioned the necessity and legitimacy of killing Qassem Soleimani, a violent and notorious architect of terrorism.”
washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds…

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders @brhodes @tparsi 18)
Sanders believes the U.S. should return to Obama’s highly flawed 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

The deal that gave Tehran access to $150 bn in credit & $1.7 bn in cash.

Money used to fund terrorists across the Middle East to kill innocent people & American soldiers.

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders @brhodes @tparsi 19)
Sanders also rushes to the support of Iran’s regime to downplay Tehran’s role in the war in Yemen.

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders @brhodes @tparsi 20)
“Iran not only supported Yemen’s Houthis with weaponry but gave them directives to attack two Saudi Arabian oil tankers…”
jpost.com/Middle-East/Re…

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders @brhodes @tparsi 21)
For those interested, this thread further proves how Sanders is lying about Iran’s “minimal role” in Yemen.

https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1123626223530328067?s=20

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders @brhodes @tparsi 22)
BTW, @mattduss, foreign policy advisor of Sen. Sanders, apparently has a part-time job of parroting talking points provided by Iran's FM @JZarif.

(Notice how @tparsi, the disgraced apologist/lobbyist of the mullahs' regime RTd.)

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders @brhodes @tparsi @mattduss @JZarif 23)
Duss constantly defends Qassem Soleimani, the world's most notorious terrorist. And he's RT'd by
Parsi, Iran's main lobby voice in the U.S.

Reminder:
Soleimani's militias killed tens of thousands of innocent people & U.S. soldiers.

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders @brhodes @tparsi @mattduss @JZarif 24)
On a side note, Ben Rhodes & Matt Duss are also actively supporting the Maduro dictatorship in Venezuela.

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders @brhodes @tparsi @mattduss @JZarif 25)
Duss pushes a talking point of Iran regime apologists/lobbyists about U.S. sanctions making it harder for Iranians to get medicine.

All the while, Tehran is ready to send medicine to Venezuela. (Source: Iran state media)

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders @brhodes @tparsi @mattduss @JZarif 26)
Connecting the dots:
Iran apologists/lobbyists, e.g. Hoda Katebi, support Sanders.
Sanders seeks to appease Iran’s regime.
And Katebi, who would burn the US flag, represents voices who support the interests of the world’s #1 state sponsor of terrorism.

https://twitter.com/hodakatebi/status/1212948366998605824?s=12

@SenSanders @hodakatebi @NIACouncil @jabdi @ManaKharrazi @IAABsays @codepink @lilytaj5 @YosiBadie @BernieSanders @brhodes @tparsi @mattduss @JZarif 27)
I rest my case.

(And honestly, that was quick!)