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Iran\u2019s lobbyists and spies in our midst?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The recent Executive Order affecting immigration by citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries has prompted fierce discussion from all quarters, including arguments on who does or does not actually endanger the national security of the United States. As we wait to see how that debate plays out in the weeks and months ahead, there is a sense that we may be closing the proverbial barn door after the horse has run. Wrote Dr. Majid Rafizadeh on Friday, 10 February 2017 in Al Arabiya<\/a>, the article continues as follows:<\/p>\n

Some believe that there are people already in the US, whose words and deeds on behalf of foreign powers critically threaten America and its allies. Iran is one of the countries named in the President\u2019s Executive Action. It goes without saying that the Islamic Republic of Iran remains the number one state sponsor of terrorism.<\/p>\n

However, more fundamentally, some think that the focus should also be on the threat coming from a well-knit group and gilded circle of the Islamic Republic of Iran\u2019s operatives or lobbyists, who are determined to cajole, prod and persuade US policy-makers into believing that appeasement and a soft touch is the only peaceful means to contain the top state sponsor of terrorism.<\/p>\n

Serving Khamenei and IRGC interests<\/p>\n

Many argue that some of Iran\u2019s lobbyists work in plain sight and had access to top officials at the White House and State Department; they lobbied for the lifting of sanctions against the Islamic Republic, top state sponsor of terrorism, and subsequently lifting of sanctions against Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC), while demonizing Iranian-Americans who called for firmness against Iran\u2019s ruling clerics and ayatollahs.<\/p>\n

In addition, some ask, although the US law, the lobbying disclosure act, requires anyone who is lobbying and gaining money to register for the sake of transparency, how come some of pro-Iran lobbyists appear to have managed to ignore the law?<\/p>\n

It seems that to its discredit, the Obama administration listened to Iran\u2019s lobbyists and bought the \u201cno popular opposition\u201d part, which explains why it was so surprised and then stood silent when in 2009 millions of Iranians took to the streets.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, others believe that another category of Iran\u2019s lobbyists or operatives act less conspicuously and they are now ensconced in almost every critical sector of the American society including academic, universities, and non-academic arenas such as think tanks. Ali, a policy analyst, pointed out that \u201cThey have their work cut out for them\u201d, adding that this category include some of the former regime insiders.<\/p>\n

As Frank Figliuzzi, the former assistant director for counterintelligence for the FBI, previously told Bloomberg \u2018We have intelligence and cases indicating that US universities are indeed a target of foreign intelligence services.\u2019<\/p>\n

Many believe that no one can, with any credibility, defend their paymasters\u2019 export of terrorism, military adventurism, meddling in other countries\u2019 affairs, vicious abuses of human rights or persecution of religious and ethnic minorities. Over the years, Iran\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence has developed sophisticated modus operandi, whereby its advocates first acknowledge, whether grudgingly or with all sorts of excuses about \u201ccultural differences\u201d or \u201cWestern preconceptions,\u201d the ruling regime\u2019s antipathy to democratic freedoms.<\/p>\n

Cutting to the chase, it seems that the lobbyists and advocates for the Islamic Republic, next dismiss anyone suggesting the US should respond to this appalling conduct with firmness as a warmonger. But nobody appears to want, or ask for, armed conflict with Iran, so that is not an option.<\/p>\n

It also seems that the way to improve Iran\u2019s behavior, according to them, is to make nice \u2013 ignore the regional meddling, human rights abuses, arrests of activists and journalists, abuse of Sunni, Baha\u2019is and other religious minorities, and mass executions. Offer incentives to entice the mullahs to stop enabling Assad\u2019s carnage in Syria, or halt their supply of arms to Hezbollah, or cease test-firing missiles. But that has not worked, any reasonable observer will interject. Why not study other options?<\/p>\n

There are none, those talking heads appear to insist. There is no popular opposition, they appear to say, and the organized resistance to the regime, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and its main component, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), is demonized as cult-like.<\/p>\n

Obama\u2019s failure: Listening to Iran\u2019s covert lobby<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a closer look. It seems that to its discredit, the Obama administration listened to the Islamic Republic of Iran\u2019s lobbyists and bought the \u201cno popular opposition\u201d part, which explains why it was so surprised and then stood silent when in 2009 millions of Iranians took to the streets and called for the theocracy\u2019s overthrow.<\/p>\n

US policy-makers watched helplessly with the rest of the world as unarmed protesters were killed. It appeared that that massive popular movement was an expression of the overwhelming sentiment of Iran\u2019s people, coalescing in the NCRI, which serves as the parliament-in-exile from its headquarters outside Paris.<\/p>\n

The NCRI\u2019s main component, the MEK, has been described by bi-partisan majorities in the House of Representatives and a significant number of Senators as \u201ca legitimate resistance movement,\u201d and \u201ca prominent anti-fundamentalist organization adhering to a tolerant Islam,\u201d and \u201ca major player in confronting this ominous phenomenon and terrorism emanating from it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The longest-standing political coalition in Iran\u2019s history (36 years), the NCRI\u2019s annual convention is regularly attended by leading bi-partisan political, military and diplomatic officials from around the world, who speak to crowds of mostly Iranian-exiles exceeding 100,000.<\/p>\n

As far back as 2001, nearly three-dozen Senators wrote: \u201cUS policy should reach out to those working to establish a democratic and pluralistic system in the country. In this context, support for the democratic goals of the National Council of Resistance of Iran and its President-elect, Maryam Rajavi, whose objectives are supported by the majority of Iranians, can contribute to peace, human rights and regional stability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why haven\u2019t our policy-makers listened? Some who ask the question believe that this is because some of those superficial and so-called Iran experts and scholars \u2013 subtle, often sophisticated, well- heeled and well trained \u2013 who are likely working for the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iran\u2019s Intelligence Ministry have been spoon-feeding them the Iranian regime\u2019s gruel.<\/p>\n

They add that they can ill-afford to allow their presence among them, and in particular their access to our politicians and officials. And finally, they believe that Iranian agents pose a real and present danger and they should be dealt with swiftly and decisively.
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Dr. Majid Rafizadeh, an Iranian-American political scientist, is president of the International American Council. Harvard-educated, Dr. Rafizadeh serves on the board of Harvard International Review at Harvard University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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