On Wednesday, Thomas Joscelyn tweeted about the Iranian foreign minister counting “on ignorance of the Iranian regime’s own dealings with al Qaeda.” See his tweets below.
You can also read a piece by Joscelyn and Stephen F. Hayes about al Qaeda in Iran in THE WEEKLY STANDARD’s August issue.
1. This op-ed by Iran’s foreign minister counts on ignorance of the Iranian regime’s own dealings with al Qaeda:https://t.co/hafHEsaJj8
— Thomas Joscelyn (@thomasjoscelyn) September 14, 2016
2. Now, here’s what is funny, I actually agree with the opening of the piece about the dangers of al Qaeda’s (Nusra’s) rebranding in Syria.
— Thomas Joscelyn (@thomasjoscelyn) September 14, 2016
3. I’ve warned about Nusra’s rebranding @LongWarJournal, on Twitter & w/@DaveedGR in @ForeignAffairs. Some Gulf actors love the rebranding.
— Thomas Joscelyn (@thomasjoscelyn) September 14, 2016
4. But Mohammad Javad Zarif is not a credible voice on this or any other terror-related issue for many reasons. Let’s discuss AQ in Iran…
— Thomas Joscelyn (@thomasjoscelyn) September 14, 2016
5. Where is Abu Hamzah al Khalidi, the head of al Qaeda’s military commission, currently? He’s in #Iran:https://t.co/nxY5wdH1Nl
— Thomas Joscelyn (@thomasjoscelyn) September 14, 2016
6. Since 2011, Treasury & State Departments have repeatedly targeted AQ’s network inside #Iran. See bottom here:https://t.co/nxY5wdH1Nl
— Thomas Joscelyn (@thomasjoscelyn) September 14, 2016
7. The first key designation came in July 2011, when Treasury exposed Iran’s “secret deal” with al Qaeda:https://t.co/oeTZKpzto6
— Thomas Joscelyn (@thomasjoscelyn) September 14, 2016
8. A top AQ security official who defected to the Islamic State discussed the Iran-al Qaeda deal at great length:https://t.co/3OoceRO22P
— Thomas Joscelyn (@thomasjoscelyn) September 14, 2016
9. Deceased #IS spokesman & leader Adnani once said: “Let history record that Iran owes al Qaeda invaluably.” More:
https://t.co/fLVrM6O2QH— Thomas Joscelyn (@thomasjoscelyn) September 14, 2016
10. Key fact: On multiple occasions, the leader of #AlQaeda‘s network in #Iran went to work in Syria w/Nusra Front.https://t.co/FHw0xKiMov
— Thomas Joscelyn (@thomasjoscelyn) September 14, 2016
11. Another example: Muhsin al Fadhli – headed AQ in Iran, became a key figure in AQ’s “Khorasan Group” in Syria. https://t.co/WXiuLozmWx
— Thomas Joscelyn (@thomasjoscelyn) September 14, 2016
12. Osama bin Laden’s stand down order on Iran: “Iran is our main artery for funds, personnel, and communication…”https://t.co/WiiXpB1UNH
— Thomas Joscelyn (@thomasjoscelyn) September 14, 2016
13. Mohammad Javad Zarif mentions Iran’s old foe, the #Taliban. But Iran’s hands aren’t clean there either:https://t.co/DLEkSfFa4y
— Thomas Joscelyn (@thomasjoscelyn) September 14, 2016
14. I could keep going like this all day, but @JSchanzer is right that I should finish a monograph on this topic. I am writing it.
— Thomas Joscelyn (@thomasjoscelyn) September 14, 2016
