Posted by Tina
Two Iranian agents were arrested in California recently and charged with spying on Jewish and Israeli facilities with the intent to “foment discord across the globe, including on American soil.” Investigators unearthed concrete evidence of the Islamic Republic’s efforts.
Calling the two agents “the tip of the iceberg,” Rep. Peter Roskam (R., Ill.) said that it’s likely Iran has stationed “multiple regime-tied agents” across the US and it’s likely “the result of the Iran regime getting financial support from the Obama administration in the Iran deal.” … Unfortunately it’s all too predictable. Give a malevolent regime huge amounts of cash with no restraining influence and this is what happens.”
More from the Free Beacon:
Lawmakers and experts have been warning for some time that Iran has stationed what some described as “sleeper cell” agents across the United States. These agents are believed to operate with impunity and could lay the groundwork for a large-scale terror attack on American soil.
The two Iranian individuals—identified as Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, and Majid Ghorbani, an Iranian citizen and resident of California—were formally charged by the Trump administration “with allegedly acting on behalf of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran by conducting covert surveillance of Israeli and Jewish facilities in the United States, and collecting identifying information about American citizens and U.S. nationals who are members of the group Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK),” an Iranian opposition group that promotes regime change in the Islamic Republic, the DOJ announced.
One U.S. official, agreeing with Roskam’s assessment, told the Free Beacon Iran has been running “vast espionage and information operations in the United States” with virtual impunity. The arrest of the two recently charged Iranians denotes a significant shift in policy that could result in the capture of more agents.
“If there’s anything that’s become obvious in the last few months, it’s that the Iranians are running vast espionage and information operations in the United States,” said the source, who could only discuss the situation on background. “The Trump administration has been warning since day one that some of the windfall Iran got from the nuclear deal has been going into malign cyber operations.”
“The propaganda network that Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube uncovered was doubling as a hacking network that had been ramping up in the last couple of years,” the source said, referring the recent uncovering of a massive social media influence campaign believed to be organized by Iran.
Congress heard testimony from intelligence agents earlier this year. Michael Pregent, a former intelligence officer, told Congress that the Iranians “as good or better” than ISIS at creating explosive devices and better at creating assassination cells.
Related: Free Beacon, “Iran-Based Political Influence Operation – Bigger, Persistent, Global”
President Trump was right to end the very bad deal that former President Obama made with Iran. He was right to reinstate strong sanctions. And if the Euopean leadership have a brain left in their heads they will support the President and follow his lead.
I’ll see your “tit” … and raise you one “tat” …
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-security-espionage/iran-says-it-has-arrested-tens-of-spies-in-state-bodies-idUSKCN1LD2E8
But this is actually serious. We need Mr. Kelly to explain to that moron (you guess which moron) that if he don’t quit stirring the pot, i.e., doing reckless shit, he’s going to provoke his impeachment. We got all we need to do it.
And we are not going to war with Iran just because you think it would be fun.
Dear Lippy moron from left-wing idiot hell, this story is about Iran announcing that it has arrested “spies.” It is NOT about whether Iran is being truthful. You are always such mindless s— for shat.
Tell me, why do you believe such propaganda from Iran (of all places) is valid? Are you really that stupid? Are all leftists that stupid? (Pardon my rhetorical questions all.)
A fairly long article containing near zero useful, or truthful, information. Not surprised you thought it did…it reads like your leaders talk…sound and fury signifying nothing. Games, you all play games.
War with Iran? What ridiculous blather. You obviously didn’t bother to pay attention to President Trumps ME speech.
Well here is a lot of substantive rebuttal. (That was sarcasm.)
If Trump policies continue to economically strangulate Iran, and they do something desperate, like nuke Israel (they have mentioned it), what do you think is going to happen next?
But I like to think that Trump will be impeached, even by our Republican House (and they have mentioned it), if he does not restrict himself to domestic havoc.