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Political Scientist Author Charged with Acting as an Unregistered Agent of The Iranian Government https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/political-scientist-author-charged-acting-unregistered-agent-iranian-government Kaveh Afrasiabi "lobbied U.S. Officials, Published Books & Articles Advancing Iranian Viewpoints While Secretly Employed by the Iranian Mission to the UN."
“For over a decade, Kaveh Afrasiabi pitched himself to Congress, journalists & the American public as a neutral and objective expert on Iran," stated Assistant Attorney General Demers. “However, all the while, Afrasiabi was actually a secret employee of the Government of #Iran."
"Afrasiabi has been paid approximately $265,000 in checks drawn on the IMUN’s [Iran regime's permanent mission to the UN] official bank accounts since 2007 & has received health insurance through the IMUN’s employee health benefit plans since at least 2011." #ShutDownIranUNMission
After the elimination of Qods Force commander Qasem Soleimani, Afrasiabi described him as "a national hero revered in Iran for serving as a bulwark against terrorism," who had been "murdered in cold blood." #ShutDownIranUNMission
There are many like Afrasiabi, "who conceal the full extent of their work for a foreign government when the law requires disclosure" & should "face consequences for their actions.” Afrasiabi coauthored articles with Hossein Mousavian serving #Iran regime.
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Political scientist charged with being unregistered agent of Iran https://washex.am/3qB8HBD "The National Council of Resistance of Iran, a leading dissident group of Iranians calling for regime change, praised the arrest on Tuesday." #ShutDownIranUNMission
Alireza Jafarzadeh, deputy director of the NCRI’s Washington office, told the Washington Examiner that it was a “welcome and long overdue action.” #ShutDownIranUNMission
“Unfortunately, for the past 3 decades, #Iran regime has been running an extensive network of agents & operatives, many of them US persons, in clear violation of American law,” Jafarzadeh said. “The impunity with which Tehran has run its emissaries in the US had emboldened them.”
