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  • Analysis: 2 US cases provide unique window into Iran’s global terror network

    Thomas Joscelyn

    Analysis
    Jun 23, 2017

    Earlier this month, the Department of Justice announced that two men, Ali Kourani and Samer El Debek, had been arrested and charged with carrying out various missions on behalf of Hizballah’s Islamic Jihad Organization. The IJO serves as Hizballah’s external operations wing, carrying out clandestine missions on behalf of Iran around the world. The complaints allege that Kourani and El Debek were both members of the IJO, which is ultimately controlled by Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who in turn reports “directly” to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

    Analysis: 2 US cases provide unique window into Iran’s global terror network
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