US Secretary Of State Pompeo Accuses Iran Of Being A Major Al-Qaeda State Sponsor
The Guardian: Mike Pompeo claims without evidence that Iran is al-Qaida's new 'home base'Let’s talk Iran. The men in these photos threaten America and Israel nearly every day. pic.twitter.com/CROlrItsHk
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 12, 2021
Move seems designed to restrict Biden administration’s options as secretary of state confirms killing of al-Qaida leader in August
The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has claimed, without providing evidence, that al-Qaida leaders have established a new “home base” in the Iran, in what appeared to be his latest effort to raise the political cost of the next administration reviving the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.
Speaking with just eight days left in office, Pompeo alleged that Iran was “the new Afghanistan”, telling a news conference in Washington: “Unlike in Afghanistan, when al-Qaida was hiding in the mountains, al-Qaida today is operating under the hard shell of the Iranian regime’s protection.”
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WNU Editor: There are some disagreements on what is the connection between Iran and Al qaeda .... Analysis: Iran's unlikely al Qaeda ties: fluid, murky and deteriorating (Reuters). But we do know that there are Al Qaeda leaders in Iran .... Al Qaeda's Abu Muhammad al-Masri Secretly Killed in Iran (New York Times). As for Iran. They are denying these U.S. claims .... Iran Denies 'Preposterous' U.S. Accusations of Al-Qaeda Links in Trump's Last Week (Newsweek).
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