Amir R. Bolurchi Profile picture
Iran Policy & Politics Research Analyst
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Nov 24, 2019 5 tweets 8 min read
OUTRAGEOUS. Beyond shameful. Over 300 Iranians savagely killed by IRGC/Bassij thugs during #IranProtests; over 4,000 wounded, mostly by gunshot; dead bodies snatched from hospitals, overflow of wounded in ERs... And this is the #Iran story @nytopinion has 4 its readers. @NYTimes @nytopinion @nytimes Since the onset of the #IranProtests on November 15, the @nytopinion has "ZERO" editorial on Khamenei/Rouhani's henchmen barbaric crackdown on protesters even though last Tuesday @Amnesty confirmed AT LEAST 106 were killed by the regime. So far 300 killed.
Oct 23, 2019 7 tweets 14 min read
#BREAKING: Albania says it's discovered an Iranian paramilitary network - @AP via ABC News (@ABC)
"... the foreign wing of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard operated an 'active terrorist cell' targeting Mujahedin-e Khalq, or #MEK, group members in #Albania."
abcn.ws/2qFwKFV @AP @ABC @Guardian via @AP: A police statement alleged that 2 #Iran|ian security officials led the cell from Tehran. It said the ntwk was allegedly linked 2 organised crime groups in Turkey.

Albanian police say Iranian 'terror cell' planned to attack exiles #MEK
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Sep 17, 2018 7 tweets 7 min read
This could explain Javad Zarif's anxiety:
"It should be noted that on the Internet, especially Telegram, the enemy and especially the [#MEK], have gained complete control… The terminology of regime change is gaining complete control in social media networks." -Tehran Press #Iran The mullahs have always been fearful of #MEK's connecting to citizens. Here is what @NYTimes wrote in 1996: "Gov officials said the number of banned sites was not available, but they include those with information distributed by opposition groups like the [MEK]..." #CyberSecurity
Aug 21, 2018 9 tweets 9 min read
DOJ's (@TheJusticeDept) Criminal Report on 2 #IranianRegimeSpies is damning. #Thread highlights via @WashTimes:
1- "Court documents raise the possibility that Tehran’s hard-line Islamic regime is hunting for bombing and assassination targets." #Iran #MEK

go.shr.lc/2NawQvG 2- @WashTimes: "On a wiretap, Mr. Ghorbani, a California resident, is heard singling out an opposing figure for assassination. “M…..F needs one, one shot,” he said. He is scheduled for a detention hearing on Tuesday." #Iran #IranianRegimeSpies #MEK

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