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How Iranian Intelligence Hunts Down Dissidents While Protecting Al-Qaeda
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How Iranian Intelligence Hunts Down Dissidents While Protecting Al-Qaeda

Court documents show that the regime has long been trying to kidnap an Iranian journalist living in Brooklyn.

Thomas Joscelyn
Jul 16, 2021
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Masih Alinejad, (Photograph by Jemal Countess/Getty Images.)

The Department of Justice made a stunning announcement this week. Four Iranian nationals have been charged with plotting “to kidnap a Brooklyn journalist, author and human rights activist.” A fifth individual is facing related charges. 

The indictment doesn’t name the intended victim. But Masih …

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