THREAD
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A UN court says it can’t link Hezbollah leadership to the assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafiq Hariri.
This is a missed opportunity/failure by the UN.
#Iran’s regime & Hezbollah were fully behind this assassination.
Let’s take a look.
(Footage—@IranianForum)
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A UN court says it can’t link Hezbollah leadership to the assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafiq Hariri.
This is a missed opportunity/failure by the UN.
#Iran’s regime & Hezbollah were fully behind this assassination.
Let’s take a look.
(Footage—@IranianForum)
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Former Lebanese justice minister Ashraf Rifi recently said Iran-backed Hezbollah is a terrorist organization that assassinated Hariri.
Former Lebanese justice minister Ashraf Rifi recently said Iran-backed Hezbollah is a terrorist organization that assassinated Hariri.
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The UN court says senior Hezbollah official Mustafa Badreddine coordinated Harir’s car bombing assassination in 2005, yet there is no evidence directly linking Hezbollah leadership.
Of course!
Badreddine acted completely on his own!
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The UN court says senior Hezbollah official Mustafa Badreddine coordinated Harir’s car bombing assassination in 2005, yet there is no evidence directly linking Hezbollah leadership.
Of course!
Badreddine acted completely on his own!
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Badreddine, a top commander of the Lebanese Hezbollah, was killed in Syria in May 2016.
His death remains a mystery & some believe Hezbollah eliminated him.
Possibly due to his knowledge of the Hariri assassination & other intel about Iran/Hezbollah.
Badreddine, a top commander of the Lebanese Hezbollah, was killed in Syria in May 2016.
His death remains a mystery & some believe Hezbollah eliminated him.
Possibly due to his knowledge of the Hariri assassination & other intel about Iran/Hezbollah.
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Hezbollah & Badreddine have (had) very close ties with Iran’s regime & former IRGC Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani.
Hezbollah & Badreddine have (had) very close ties with Iran’s regime & former IRGC Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani.
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Footage released by Iran’s state media back in April 2020 of Soleimani and Badreddine in an operations room commanding their forces in Syria.
Footage released by Iran’s state media back in April 2020 of Soleimani and Badreddine in an operations room commanding their forces in Syria.
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Iran held a ceremony for Badreddine in Tehran in which Ahmad Vahidi, the first IRGC Quds Force commander, and other senior Iranian regime officials spoke at.
Iran held a ceremony for Badreddine in Tehran in which Ahmad Vahidi, the first IRGC Quds Force commander, and other senior Iranian regime officials spoke at.
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Update
Hezbollah receives at least $700-$800 million each year from Iran.
fdd.org/analysis/2018/…
Update
Hezbollah receives at least $700-$800 million each year from Iran.
fdd.org/analysis/2018/…
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Some history:
In the early 1980s, one of Iran’s first objectives was to launch a central command base for the IRGC & its local mercenaries in Lebanon. These elements were initially dispersed in towns and villages of the Baalbek area in eastern Lebanon near the border w/ Syria.
Some history:
In the early 1980s, one of Iran’s first objectives was to launch a central command base for the IRGC & its local mercenaries in Lebanon. These elements were initially dispersed in towns and villages of the Baalbek area in eastern Lebanon near the border w/ Syria.
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In 1980, then Iranian regime leader Ruhollah Khomeini dispatched former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaee to Lebanon to blueprint possible terrorist attacks and hostage taking measures in this country, considered Iran’s “strategic depth.
In 1980, then Iranian regime leader Ruhollah Khomeini dispatched former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaee to Lebanon to blueprint possible terrorist attacks and hostage taking measures in this country, considered Iran’s “strategic depth.
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With IRGC support & led by former Iranian defense minister Hossein Dehghan, Hezbollah took over the Sheikh Abdullah Base in early Sep 1983. This site, the main Lebanese Army center in the Bekaa Valley, was renamed Imam & changed into the IRGC’s main command center in Lebanon.
With IRGC support & led by former Iranian defense minister Hossein Dehghan, Hezbollah took over the Sheikh Abdullah Base in early Sep 1983. This site, the main Lebanese Army center in the Bekaa Valley, was renamed Imam & changed into the IRGC’s main command center in Lebanon.
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From this site the IRGC controlled Hezbollah militia units & directed the 1983 Beirut bombings alongside senior Hezbollah commanders, most specifically the known terrorist Imad Mughniyah.
241 American service members, 58 French military personnel & six civilians were killed.
From this site the IRGC controlled Hezbollah militia units & directed the 1983 Beirut bombings alongside senior Hezbollah commanders, most specifically the known terrorist Imad Mughniyah.
241 American service members, 58 French military personnel & six civilians were killed.
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The orders for the Beirut bombings were first issued by the IRGC to Ali Akbar Mohtashemipour, Iran’s then ambassador to Syria. He then relayed the orders to IRGC units stationed in Beirut under Dehghan’s command.
The orders for the Beirut bombings were first issued by the IRGC to Ali Akbar Mohtashemipour, Iran’s then ambassador to Syria. He then relayed the orders to IRGC units stationed in Beirut under Dehghan’s command.
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On July 20th, 1987, Iran’s Resalat daily wrote the Beirut bombings citing Rafiqdoust, “… both the TNT and ideology behind the attacks that sent 400 American officers and soldiers to hell in the U.S. Marines command base in Beirut came from Iran.”
On July 20th, 1987, Iran’s Resalat daily wrote the Beirut bombings citing Rafiqdoust, “… both the TNT and ideology behind the attacks that sent 400 American officers and soldiers to hell in the U.S. Marines command base in Beirut came from Iran.”
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On August 14th, 2005, World Net Daily wrote in this regard: “…Two years ago, a US federal court order identified the suicide bomber as Ismail Ascari, an Iranian national.”
wnd.com/2005/08/31788/
On August 14th, 2005, World Net Daily wrote in this regard: “…Two years ago, a US federal court order identified the suicide bomber as Ismail Ascari, an Iranian national.”
wnd.com/2005/08/31788/
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In Iran, the state-run Rasekhoon website posted a piece literally praising the 1983 Beirut double attack.
In Iran, the state-run Rasekhoon website posted a piece literally praising the 1983 Beirut double attack.
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Now why was Hariri assassinated in 2005?
"He wanted an end to a presence in Lebanon by Syria’s military and intelligence agencies that had gone on for three decades."
Hariri was against Iran, Hezbollah & Syria's meddling in his country.
nytimes.com/2020/08/18/wor…
Now why was Hariri assassinated in 2005?
"He wanted an end to a presence in Lebanon by Syria’s military and intelligence agencies that had gone on for three decades."
Hariri was against Iran, Hezbollah & Syria's meddling in his country.
nytimes.com/2020/08/18/wor…
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The brazen attack in central Beirut brought more than a million protesters into the streets, and the outcry combined with international pressure forced Syria to withdraw its troops.
The brazen attack in central Beirut brought more than a million protesters into the streets, and the outcry combined with international pressure forced Syria to withdraw its troops.
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To critics, the prosecution of a few low-level Hezbollah operatives is a far cry from the findings of United Nations investigators sent to Beirut soon after the assassination of Mr. Hariri.
To critics, the prosecution of a few low-level Hezbollah operatives is a far cry from the findings of United Nations investigators sent to Beirut soon after the assassination of Mr. Hariri.
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A first report called the killing an elaborate professional conspiracy that required “substantial logistical support,” considerable financing and “military precision in its execution.”
A first report called the killing an elaborate professional conspiracy that required “substantial logistical support,” considerable financing and “military precision in its execution.”
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Detlev Mehlis, a German prosecutor who led a second inquiry, ended a six-month investigation in 2005 with a list of close to 20 suspects, including several senior Lebanese and top Syrian officials.
nytimes.com/2005/12/14/int…
Detlev Mehlis, a German prosecutor who led a second inquiry, ended a six-month investigation in 2005 with a list of close to 20 suspects, including several senior Lebanese and top Syrian officials.
nytimes.com/2005/12/14/int…
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Diplomats said at the time that Mr. Mehlis had reluctantly ended his mission because he had been warned about two assassination plots against him. At least two Lebanese police officers who assisted the tribunal’s investigations have been killed.
Diplomats said at the time that Mr. Mehlis had reluctantly ended his mission because he had been warned about two assassination plots against him. At least two Lebanese police officers who assisted the tribunal’s investigations have been killed.
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Senior Lebanese ISF intelligence officer Wissam Eid, a computer expert who cracked the Hezbollah mobile phone network that became the central prosecution evidence in the Special Tribunal. Eid was assassinated in a car bomb in 2008.
Senior Lebanese ISF intelligence officer Wissam Eid, a computer expert who cracked the Hezbollah mobile phone network that became the central prosecution evidence in the Special Tribunal. Eid was assassinated in a car bomb in 2008.
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The virus plaguing Lebanon is none other than Hezbollah, established by Iran's regime back in 1982.
Hassan Nasrallah & the mullahs have brought nothing but death & destruction to Beirut & this beautiful country.
Time to evict Hezbollah from Lebanon.
The virus plaguing Lebanon is none other than Hezbollah, established by Iran's regime back in 1982.
Hassan Nasrallah & the mullahs have brought nothing but death & destruction to Beirut & this beautiful country.
Time to evict Hezbollah from Lebanon.
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And we should never forget #Iran’s role in all this.
Hezbollah chief: "As long as Iran has money, we have money"
And we should never forget #Iran’s role in all this.
Hezbollah chief: "As long as Iran has money, we have money"
