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Iranian American Majority: Using Our Freedom To Help Secure Theirs.

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Please read the latest piece from IAM President Peter Kohanloo and IAM Board Member and political economist Dr. Behzad Tabatabaei. #IraniansWantRegimeChange #FreeIran2020 https://t.co/JmbKIFct4P

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“While economic sanctions have significantly weakened #Iran’s already ailing economy, they have not altered the regime’s priorities. The number of Iranian-backed #militias has increased, and their attacks on #US military bases have continued.” https://t.co/LRFJiPFylL

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“Authorities say #Iran has executed a once-exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests in 2017. #Iranian state tv and the state-run IRNA news agency said that Ruhollah Zam was hanged early Saturday morning.” https://t.co/x1NPTcoEmM

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“Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali #Khamenei may have transferred power to his son amid concerns over his declining health, #Iranian journalist Momahad Ahwaze reported Saturday.” #IRGC #AliKhamenei #SupremeLeader https://t.co/kdGGIg5UCq

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“A senior commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (#IRGC), a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (#FTO), was killed during an airstrike over the weekend in Syria, according to local officials and reports.” https://t.co/Z4r0VxbzfO

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“In a phone call to his wife, Ahmad Reza Jalali, a professor on death row in Evin Prison, told her that he had been transferred to solitary confinement and will soon be transferred to Rajai Shahr Prison where his death sentence will be carried out.” https://t.co/kEEQTuTFRQ

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“Both al-Qaeda and #Iran’s mullahs are committed to waging jihad (w/ terrorism as a signature weapon) and spreading their (not identical) interpretations of Islam. In other words, they are rivals. Rivals are not the same as enemies, bitter or otherwise.” https://t.co/Qm6pVr8kaB

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“Belgian prosecutors charged Vienna-based diplomat Assadolah Assadi and the other Iranians for the alleged plot against the gathering, where the keynote speaker was U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.” https://t.co/2YycVdWAu8

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“The Islamic Republic of #Iran on Sunday imposed a sentence of 80 lashes on Zaman Fadaee, an Iranian #Christian, for drinking Communion wine.” #Christianity #Christians https://t.co/Ix5DxrU54R

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“Iranian authorities arrested the three men on Oct. 31, 2016, in the southwestern city of Marvdasht, three days after they had joined the celebration of the birthday of ancient ruler Cyrus the Great at his tomb an 85-kilometer drive away.” https://t.co/smFJ72RYSW

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“Al Qaeda’s second-highest leader, accused of being one of the masterminds of the 1998 attacks on U.S. embassies in Africa, was killed in Iran 3 months ago. He was gunned down in Tehran by 2 assassins on Aug. 7, the anniversary of the embassy attacks.” https://t.co/68Dm373Yi3

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“Tabrizi, who uses a wheelchair, struggled to walk towards the police car. Muslim cleric Morteza Mustafazadeh led the charge to arrest Tabrizi for his Instagram post. He is now pressing the regime in Iran to execute the bodybuilder.” https://t.co/MGtmBjogiD

[IAM @iamajority]

“Iranian President Hassan Rouhani predicted that under a Biden administration, Washington would ‘surrender’ to Tehran and undo its sanctions over the country’s nuclear program.”

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“US Treasury Department stated that Iran’s regime has targeted the US electoral process with brazen attempts to sow discord among the voting populace by spreading disinformation online and executing malign influence operations aimed at misleading voters.” https://t.co/JEAF9yX9lu

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“The American people deserve to know if ⁦#NIAC⁩ is being illegally used by Iran’s anti-American regime. Attorney General Barr should act promptly in honoring the senators’ request for a federal investigation of NIAC’s activities and funding sources.” https://t.co/2rT3Ig88Xp

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“The letter said Mahallati’s role was to ‘obfuscate and lie to the world about mass crimes perpetrated by Iran’s regime’ in 1988. That year, Ayatollah Khomeini ordered thousands of political prisoners to be subjected to sham trials by ‘death commissions.’” https://t.co/J03ezvc63F

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“A source close to the devastated #Afkari family said it had been more than 16 days since they’ve had any news of the brothers. The family understands that Vahid and Habib are in solitary confinement, and have now recovered after recently being beaten.” https://t.co/qOA98mmuEs

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“The #IRGC is in pole position to take #Iran’s presidency just as it has taken its parliament. Dehghan fits Khamenei’s specification and would be a safe pair of hands to secure his legacy on every level: from regional militancy to domestic securitization.” https://t.co/7igfjuvJaJ

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“In a decision issued late last week, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly adopted a special expert's recommendation that Robert Levinson's family be awarded $107 million in compensatory damages. The judge awarded punitive damages of $1.3 billion.” https://t.co/XgkJPx8FkG

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“The father of a young Iranian man on death row who protested against the regime during the November, 2019 demonstrations against regime corruption committed suicide last week. The father, Mohammed Moradi, killed himself at his home on September 28.” https://t.co/2rkePPBaHi

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⁦@RepJoeWilson⁩: “‘By cutting off banks in areas under #Hezbollah’s control from the int’l financial system, this bill will go a long way toward drying up the Iranian terror proxy’s resources to conduct attacks against the U.S. and our allies.’” https://t.co/XSm9hZGbO8