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After years of laying low and playing it safe, the Iranian regime has changed course in the summer. Some sleeper cells, first in Europe and then in the US, have reportedly received orders from handlers in Tehran.
The US Justice Department announced two arrests on America soil on August 20. Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar a 38-year-old man born and bred in America and from Iranian immigrant parents was one of them. The second man was identified as Majid Ghorbani a US permanent resident living in California.
The two are said to have been charged with spying on members and supporters of Iran’s main opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
In his arraignment hearing, Doostdar’s attorney asked the judge for his release on bail arguing his entire family is in the US and therefore he is not a flight risk. But the judge refused to release him.
The Iranian regime cannot be trusted in any way in such matters. Its track record speaks for itself in helping his agents escape or seek refuge in Iranian regime’s embassies after their terrorist operation. This happened in Vienna in 1989.
The main target according to the statement is members and supporters of main Iranian opposition the People’s Mojahedin organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). “On or about Sept. 20, 2017, Ghorbani is alleged to have attended a MEK rally in New York City, during which he photographed individuals participating in the protest against the current Iranian regime.
In December 2017, Doostdar returned to the United States from Iran and made contact with Ghorbani in the Los Angeles area. During the meeting, Doostdar paid Ghorbani approximately $2,000 in cash and Ghorbani delivered to him 28 photographs taken at the September 2017 MEK rally, many of which contained hand-written annotations identifying the individuals who appeared in the photos.https://bit.ly/2wy3j7P
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