Aug 30, 2017 An Al Qaeda affiliate has. The Edge. Al Qaeda affiliate mining uranium to send to Iran. Iran was supposed to pull back on its nuclear program under the. Iran Worked with Al Qaeda. Apparatus to ignore a great deal of Iranian criminal activity that is not directly connected to their nuclear program.
Iran’s relations with al-Qaeda is under the spotlight following the CIA’s release of nearly half a million documents obtained during a 2011 raid that killed the extremist group’s leader Osama Bin Laden. How Iran at least facilitated the efforts leading to has been discussed extensively. For decades US authorities have argued Iran-al-Qaeda ties date back to 1991, referred to in a 19-page report amongst the trove. “Anyone who wants to strike America, Iran is ready to support him and help him with their frank and clear rhetoric,”. REVEALED: The US government’s 9/11 Commission explained how Iranian officials met with al-Qaeda leaders in Sudan as early as 1991 or 1992.
This led to the Lebanese Hezbollah, an offspring of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) to begin training al-Qaeda militants in Lebanon, the commission said. Inside Iran have also been exposed by the Iranian opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). Al-Qaeda further enjoyed the backing of Iran and Hezbollah in the 1998 truck bombings targeting US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that left 224 people killed, including 12 Americans, US prosecutors said in their indictment of Bin Laden. This proves Iran recognizes no religious borders in allying with al-Qaeda.
To reach its objective Tehran is bounded by no principles and will resort to any measures necessary, a viewpoint very rarely discussed. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrives to deliver a speech in Tehran on November 2, 2017. (Reuters) Pragmatism in politics Important for Tehran regime is to utilize all means to safeguard its rule by extending influence and reach across the Middle East. This includes wreaking havoc for the region’s nations and targeting all assets of the “Great Satan,” as the Iranian regime describes the United States. When needed Iran provided al-Qaeda their necessities. When interests alter, however, Tehran easily changes course. The 19-page report mentioned above describes how Iranians later placed al-Qaeda members under house arrest following the Sept.
Tehran understood the importance of al-Qaeda for Washington after its victory in Iraq, and began planning long term. “They decided to keep our brothers as a card,” the report said. In 2015 Iran made this true, reportedly exchanging a number of al-Qaeda leaders for a diplomat held in Yemen by the terror group’s local branch. “In my experience, the Iranian regime is the best exampleof pragmatism in politics,” according to an al-Qaeda official quoted in the 19-page report. Tehran taking advantage While Iran and al-Qaeda shared a common enemy in the U.S., the relationship also had its sour days. Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reportedly received a letter from al-Qaeda operatives – said to be – demanding Tehran release detained operatives’ family members.
In 2003, Tehran reportedly weighed a possible deal with Washington, offering to exchange a number of al-Qaeda numbers for members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) then stationed in Iraq. Nothing materialized, however.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with students in Tehran on October 18, 2017. (Reuters) Al-Qaeda’s apparent siding with Iran may seem surprising, considering the ostensible enmity extremists like those of ISIS have for Shiites, and vice versa. “The relationship between al-Qaeda and Iran demonstrated that the Sunni-Shiite divisions did not necessarily pose an insurmountable barrier to cooperation in terrorist operations,” the 9/11 Commission reported. Prior to 9/11, Iranian intelligence facilitated border passage to al-Qaeda militants without stamping passports or with previously provided visas by its consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, according to the 19-page report. This mirrors US intelligence, showing how eight of 9/11’s hijackers passed through Iran before arriving into the mainland United States. One can now doubt claims of Hezbollah or Iran not being aware of the 9/11 planning.
Experts have also noted how, if you will, seeking short and long term interests. Also read: Iran has trained militias to fight in Iraq and Syria under the pretext of “protecting” Shiite holy sites and shrines. Described as a “mere dog-whistle aimed at rallying sectarians to prop up the Assad and Maliki regimes,” reports show how Iran-backed groups have deployed forces to areas lacking All the while, Iran’s have staged horrific massacres against Sunni communities across Iraq and Syria.