#IRGC

Heshmat Alavi

HeshmatAlavi

THREAD1)@CNN & @MSNBC eagerly provide airtime to #Iran lobbyist @tparsi.Parsi has very close ties to Iran’s senior officials.Remember the 2015 nuclear talks?This thread focuses on Iran’s DC-based lobby group @NIACouncil,

The Intel Crab

IntelCrab

We've officially entered ACT II for the year 2020. The end of 2019 is now further away than the start of 2021.Here are some highlights, month per month, of the

Heshmat Alavi

HeshmatAlavi

LONG THREAD1)Why did #Iran’s Mahan Air flight make headlines on July 23?Why did the pilot nosedive the plane in such fashion?Why did Tehran’s state media launch a propaganda frenzy?There are

Hamdi Malik, PhD.

HamdiAMalik

1. Who was behind last night's rocket attack on @CJTFOIR forces based near Baghdad airport? Quick answer is Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq. News of the attack was broken by Sabreen news,

Heshmat Alavi

HeshmatAlavi

THREAD1)#Iran's echo chamber at work@JZarif describes Qassem Soleimani as a "national hero" who defeated ISISIran apologists/lobbyists begin parroting@s_m_marandi@nargesbajoghli@NegarMortazavi@tparsi@barbaraslavin1@jabdi@AliVa

Heshmat Alavi

HeshmatAlavi

#BREAKINGAssassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, known as the father of #Iran's nuclear [weapons] program, confirmed by state TV.(Credit: @IranNW)State reporter: "apparently an explosion, followed by shootings... Three or four other p

Aleph א

no_itsmyturn

An explosion shakes east of #Tehran @ 1955z (00:25 local per quoted). #Iran [Via @vahid] Another image #Tehran #iran [Same source] Quoted account claims that they didn't feel any shakes,

Devon

devoninMENA

On January 3, 2020, a US drone strike killed Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani—the second most powerful man in Iran after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei—near the Baghdad International Airport in

Toby Dershowitz

TobyDersh

1/10 MUST READ: Powerful piece on how Islamic Republic of Iran uses hostage taking to further its goals. MUST READ by @xiyueWang9 who saw how this works from inside Evin

Kevin Jon Heller

kevinjonheller

1. I’ve been thinking more about this. As a matter of the jus ad bellum, Oona is unequivocally correct. There is no conceivable way to describe #Fakhrizadeh’s work as posing

Colin P. Clarke

ColinPClarke

The timing of this piece by @Ali_H_Soufan in @CTCWP is impeccable. Interested in learning more about Saif al-`Adl, the al-Qaeda member who could end up becoming the organization's next emir?

Ali

aliostad

Some updates on Iran... we have had a widespread blackout across Iran.Talking to families, it has affected all parts of the country and it has been for 2-2.5 hours. Blackouts

The Up2Dater

UptoDateNewz

The Foreign Minister of #Iran claims that ‘terrorists murdered an eminent Iranian scientist today’ inside the country. He then goes on to blame #Israel saying their ‘role—shows desperate warmongering of

Heshmat Alavi

HeshmatAlavi

THREAD1)One year ago today, the U.S. military took out #Iran’s IRGC Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani, the world’s No. 1 terrorist.Don't listen to MSM. He was a ruthless killer loathed

Ofer Zalzberg

OferZalzberg

NYTimes @halbfinger did analysts a genuine service with this informative Ambassador Friedman interview (+ two threads), getting several candid answers to important questions hitherto left unanswered.My own thoughts on the

Yossi Mansharof

Yossi_Mansharof

Ahead of the 1st anniversary of Soleimani's assassination, senior Iranian officials praise his contribution to the liberation of Iraq from ISIS. But in fact, the Quds Force led by soleimani

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