Thread by @HeshmatAlavi

THREAD

1)
Sen. Warren officially voices gratitude for Reza Aslan’s endorsement.

Aslan is member of #Iran’s DC-based lobby group @NIACouncil & has close relations with Tehran's regime. Congress is considering a probe into NIAC.

Americans should know who Warren is allied with.

@NIACouncil 2)
Aslan has very close relations with Iran’s regime.

This is his picture with former Iranian regime president Mohammad Khatami.

Note:
Iranian regime officials only take pictures with people whom they fully trust & are certain of their utter loyalty.

@NIACouncil 3)
NIAC is a “pro-Tehran advocacy group with deep ties to the Iranian regime, played a key role in the Obama admin's pro-Iran ‘echo chamber,’ which misled Congress & the American people about the terms of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal.”
freebeacon.com/national-secur…

@NIACouncil 4)
Aslan is, according to this url from NIAC’s website, a staff or board member of this known & disgraced #Iran regime lobby group.
niacouncil.org/about-niac/sta…

@NIACouncil 5)
Why do I say NIAC is a known & disgraced Iran regime lobby group?

Ask the Iranian people.

They launched this hashtag: #Shut_Up_NIAC

https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/977079344727195648

@NIACouncil 6)
Even CNN could not tolerate Aslan, firing him & cancelling his show after he claimed to be eating human brains.

And of course, NIAC was furious about this.
niacouncil.org/niac-statement…

@NIACouncil 7)
“Some Indians and American Hindu groups say the opening episode of his CNN series, Believers, which focuses on the obscure Aghori sect, was ‘Hinduphobic’ and sensationalised aspects of the world’s third largest-religion.”
theguardian.com/world/2017/mar…

@NIACouncil 8)
NIACouncil was launched by @tparsi under orders from Iran FM @JZarif, according to regime insiders.

@LeeSmithDC:
“The in-house portion of Parsi’s network also includes public intellectuals, like Iranian-American authors Hooman Majd and Reza Aslan.”
hudson.org/research/11641…

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC 9)
This shows how fond Parsi is of Aslan.

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC 10)
As an Iran regime apologist/lobbyist, one of Aslan’s missions was to portray the regime president @HassanRouhani as a moderate/reformist for Obama to engage with.

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani 11)
Here’s a look at Rouhani’s human rights report card:

At least 3,602 executions, including at least 84 women, 34 juveniles and 86 political prisoners.

(Numbers are most likely far higher now in 2020.)

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani 12)
Here Aslan praises Iran’s Holocaust-denying former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani 13)
As mentioned before, Aslan has close relations with Iran's lobby NIAC.

NIAC founder Trita Parsi enjoyed great access to the Obama White House (more than 30 visits) thanks to @brhodes.
freebeacon.com/national-secur…

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes 14)
Rhodes also attended NIAC sessions & had close relations with the Tehran lobby group.

NIAC founder Trita Parsi is a known lobbyist of Iran's regime & enjoys exclusive access to senior Iranian officials.

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes 15)
NIAC has established close relations with other members of Congress, including:
@RepDanKildee
@DonnaFEdwards
@IlhanMN
@RashidaTlaib

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib 16)
@ethanazad is a staff member of @RepRashida's office & handles a "broad legislative portfolio, helping Tlaib’s office on foreign affairs… and government oversight."

Azad is quite vocal in defending Iran’s IRGC, designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S.

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @ethanazad @RepRashida 17)
@mahyarsorour is the Senior Legislative Assistant to
@Ilhan / @IlhanMN.

Sorour was a candidate for NIAC Action's leadership board back in July.

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @ethanazad @RepRashida @mahyarsorour @Ilhan 18)
@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 @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @ethanazad @RepRashida @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee 19)
Sep 2015
“NIAC’s most accomplished alum is Sahar Nowrouzzadeh, who is now National Security Council director for Iran in the Obama admin & the top US official for Iran policy, bringing together various departments working on US strategy toward [Iran].”
thedailybeast.com/the-shady-fami…

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @ethanazad @RepRashida @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee 20)
@saharnow had worked on the Iran nuclear deal under former President Barack Obama.

While she may deny it, this card proves her previous membership in NIAC.

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @ethanazad @RepRashida @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @saharnow 21)
@lsarsour also has close relations with NIAC.

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @ethanazad @RepRashida @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @saharnow @lsarsour 22)
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 @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @ethanazad @RepRashida @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @saharnow @lsarsour @RepRaulGrijalva 23)
BTW, this is a quick glimpse at how the regime in Iran funds terrorism.

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @ethanazad @RepRashida @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @saharnow @lsarsour @RepRaulGrijalva 24)
NIAC alumni, such as @NegarMortazavi, are also active in the media.
Mortazavi is quite fond of Zarif. It is worth noting that senior Iranian regime officials do not take pictures with people unless they are certain of their utmost loyalty.
Mortazavi is also close to @IlhanMN.

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @ethanazad @RepRashida @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @saharnow @lsarsour @RepRaulGrijalva @NegarMortazavi 25)
Listen to how Mortazavi justifies the mullahs’ crimes.

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @ethanazad @RepRashida @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @saharnow @lsarsour @RepRaulGrijalva @NegarMortazavi 26)
There is a history behind how Iran uses so-called reporters & journalists in MSM.

Listen to the words of a former Iranian intelligence minister on this subject.

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @ethanazad @RepRashida @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @saharnow @lsarsour @RepRaulGrijalva @NegarMortazavi 27)
There are many other such apologists/lobbyists linked to the mullahs’ regime in Iran through NIAC.

Legal action, as requested by U.S. senators, should go forward & swiftly.

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @ethanazad @RepRashida @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @saharnow @lsarsour @RepRaulGrijalva @NegarMortazavi 28)
This short video of @tparsi, founder of @NIACouncil, further proves that NIAC is merely a parrot (lobby) of @JZarif's talking points & the Iranian regime's interests.

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @ethanazad @RepRashida @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @saharnow @lsarsour @RepRaulGrijalva @NegarMortazavi 29)
Back to Aslan.

These are his "professional" thoughts about U.S. President Donald Trump.

He apologized for one of his tweets, yet continued his foul behavior.

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @ethanazad @RepRashida @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @saharnow @lsarsour @RepRaulGrijalva @NegarMortazavi 30)
And this by Aslan about Todd Akin, a former U.S. Representative for Missouri's 2nd congressional district, serving from 2001 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Aslan went on to delete this.

The damage, however, was done.

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @ethanazad @RepRashida @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @saharnow @lsarsour @RepRaulGrijalva @NegarMortazavi 31)
The purpose of this thread is to display the true nature & behavior of Iran regime apologists/lobbyists, such as Reza Aslan, and how they are influencing certain DC politicians.

Here is some more info.

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @ethanazad @RepRashida @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @saharnow @lsarsour @RepRaulGrijalva @NegarMortazavi 32)
Finally, you might find this video interesting about Aslan the "scholar."

@NIACouncil @tparsi @JZarif @LeeSmithDC @HassanRouhani @brhodes @RepDanKildee @DonnaFEdwards @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @ethanazad @RepRashida @mahyarsorour @Ilhan @samira_says @RepBarbaraLee @saharnow @lsarsour @RepRaulGrijalva @NegarMortazavi 33)
ADDENDUM:
"Democratic presidential contenders Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) are slated to host a conference call with an Iranian-American advocacy group [NIAC] that has been accused of lobbying on Tehran’s behalf."
freebeacon.com/national-secur…