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Feds say Iran backed plot to kidnap US-based journalist
The Hill ^ | 7-13-21

Posted on 07/13/2021 8:50:11 PM PDT by nuconvert

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged four Iranian nationals over an alleged plot to kidnap a Brooklyn-based journalist and human rights activist who published material critical of the Iranian government.

A superseding indictment from the U.S. District Court from the Southern District of New York was unsealed Tuesday, revealing charges against an Iranian intelligence official, Alireza Shavaroghi Farahani, as well as "Iranian intelligence assets" Mahmoud Khazein, Kiya Sadeghi and Omid Noori.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Canada; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: California; US: New York
KEYWORDS: abduction; alenijad; alinejad; alirezafarahani; audreystrauss; bahadorifar; doj; farahani; iran; iranians; keyasadeghi; khazein; kidnapping; kiyasadeghi; mahmoudkhazein; masihalinejad; niloufarbahadorifar; noori; omidnoori; sadeghi; sdny; spies; spooks; strauss

1 posted on 07/13/2021 8:50:11 PM PDT by nuconvert
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“The group also allegedly targeted victims in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and other countries, according to the Justice Department.”


2 posted on 07/13/2021 8:50:43 PM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: AdmSmith; Valin

pong


3 posted on 07/13/2021 8:52:26 PM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: nuconvert

Any connection to Val Jarrett or John Kerry?


4 posted on 07/13/2021 8:52:58 PM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: tired&retired

no


5 posted on 07/13/2021 8:54:04 PM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: nuconvert

Since we do not have any journalists left, this is fake news.


6 posted on 07/13/2021 9:08:31 PM PDT by doug from upland (Why the hell isn't Hillary Rodham Clinton in prison yet?)
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To: nuconvert

Iran can kidnap all our “journalists”.


7 posted on 07/13/2021 9:14:08 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: nuconvert

Yep “journalists” like that Saudi traitor (to his country) and spy is to this day referred to as a Washington Compost “journalist”.


8 posted on 07/13/2021 10:07:43 PM PDT by No_Mas_Obama
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To: nuconvert

One of Hillary’s “Taliban 5” was named Noori.


9 posted on 07/13/2021 11:08:09 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: nuconvert; Fedora

Note that these dingbats charged all four while they are all overseas in Iran and cannot be arrested, interrogated, or much else.


10 posted on 07/13/2021 11:15:30 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: No_Mas_Obama

Some people on here went off on me when I mentioned the Urinalist in question was also a Muslim Brotherhood member.

I will remember your name and ping you when I run into boneheads like that again.


11 posted on 07/14/2021 2:01:58 AM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

“ Some people on here went off on me when I mentioned the Urinalist in question was also a Muslim Brotherhood member”

Many considered him the most prominent Muslim Brother in the Kingdom.

Arguably, he was one of the front runners for President of Saudi Arabia, if the Muslim Brotherhood achieved their goal of taking over the Country.


12 posted on 07/14/2021 3:35:11 AM PDT by BeauBo
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Yep... The people pooh poohing his links had a big beef with MBS.

The devil you know, eh? Wouldn’t trust him as far as I could throw him but he is known and not an overt enemy.


13 posted on 07/14/2021 4:13:54 AM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
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To: piasa

not an uncommon name.


14 posted on 07/14/2021 6:10:37 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: nuconvert

Indictment. Their internet behavior is monitored. It has to be a lot of juicy info that not is disclosed:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1411371/download


15 posted on 07/14/2021 7:54:49 AM PDT by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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To: AdmSmith

Yeah. Search of boat from NY to Caracas.
There is certainly much more


16 posted on 07/14/2021 1:38:40 PM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: nuconvert

A timeline of Iran’s history of targeting and assassinating dissidents abroad:

https://english.alarabiya.net/features/2021/07/16/Timeline-Iran-s-assassinations-and-plots-to-kill-dissidents-living-abroad


17 posted on 07/19/2021 4:35:35 AM PDT by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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