http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/16/the-fight-over-iran-s-new-york-city-skyscraper.html
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David Cohen, the New York City Police Departments intelligence chief, said in a recent court document that the Alavi Foundation is totally controlled by the government of Iran and funds a variety of anti-American causes, including the Potomac center and other mosques. These organizations, said Cohen, a 35-year veteran of the CIA, have affiliates that support Hezbollah and the Islamic Resistance Movement, or Hamas, two groups the U.S. government has deemed terrorist.