{"id":113558,"date":"2024-10-13T04:57:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T21:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113558"},"modified":"2024-10-13T04:57:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T21:57:14","slug":"kamala-harris-mingled-with-iranian-regime-operative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113558","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris mingled with Iranian regime operative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Iranian operatives in the US fund and fuel hate on\u00a0 campus and spread\u00a0 propaganda across the country \u2014 and even get\u00a0 face time with friendly American elected officials,\u00a0 according to an alarming new report on extremism by George Washington University researchers.<\/p>\n<p>In one of the report\u2019s concerning images,\u00a0 Vice President Kamala Harris is seen happily mingling with\u00a0 an\u00a0 imam at the center of the murderous regime\u2019s influence campaign.<\/p>\n<p>An Iranian-born cleric who served as head of the Iranian Navy\u2019s political-ideological office during the 1980s, Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi has deep, decades-long ties to his homeland, and has praised the Islamic Republic\u2019s bloodthirsty founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Hezbollah, saying he would die for the cause.<\/p>\n<p>Harris convened with Elahi\u00a0 at a vaccination event at the TCF Center (since renamed Huntington Place)\u00a0 in Detroit in July 2021, and planned to visit his controversial Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn, Mich., before the tour was scrapped at the last minute due to a flood, according to the nonprofit\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImam Elahi joined the vaccination mobilization event addressed by Vice President Harris, Governor [Gretchen] Whitmer .\u2009.\u2009. and a group of state and national political leaders,\u201d the nonprofit gushed alongside images of a smiling Elahi with Harris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTalking with VP Harris, the imam congratulated the administration for their great achievements in fighting COVID 19 and advancing the vaccination services,\u201d the organization wrote. \u201cVice President Harris thanked Imam Elahi and IHW for their preparation to host her at the House of Wisdom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0 chance encounter\u00a0 illustrated\u00a0 just how far, and\u00a0 high up, Iran\u2019s hateful influence in the US reaches. It was <a href=\"https:\/\/extremism.gwu.edu\/propaganda-procurement-and-lethal-operations-irans-activities-inside-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recounted in an explosive new report<\/a> from George Washington University\u2019s Program on Extremism.<\/p>\n<p>The report\u00a0 singled out the radical Manhattan-based Alavi Foundation, once accused by federal prosecutors of serving as a \u201csecret\u201d front for the Iranian government. The group has funneled nearly $500,000 to Elahi\u2019s organization since 2000, along with another nearly $1.9 million to American universities, including Columbia, according to tax records reviewed by The Post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kamala Harris met with an Iranian regime operative with close ties to groups fueling antisemitic hate on American campuses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats hold a dangerously mistaken notion that Iran is part of the solution \u2014 not the main problem in the Middle East. This leads them to outreach here in the U.S. with Muslims tied to that tyrannical theocracy like Mohammad Ali Elahi,\u201d Jim Hanson, chief editor of the Middle East Forum, a DC-based think tank, told The Post. \u201cObama, Biden and Harris have all enabled and even funded their efforts.\u201d <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Elahi, 68, maintains deep contacts to the murderous regime.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi has deep, decades-long ties to his homeland, according to reports. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/extremism.gwu.edu\/sites\/g\/files\/zaxdzs5746\/files\/2024-10\/Full%20Report_compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">regularly posts photos <\/a>on social media showing him meeting with former Iranian presidents, including Ali Akbar Rafsanjani, Mohammad Khatami, Hassan Rouhani, and the recently deceased Ebrahim Raisi, according to the report.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cImam Elahi joined the vaccination mobilization event addressed by Vice President Harris, Governor [Gretchen] Whitmer . . . and a group of state and national political leaders,\u201d the imam\u2019s nonprofit gushed amid images of a smiling Elahi with Harris.  <span class=\"credit\">X @LawdanBazargan<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elahi once called the ayatollah \u2014 the infamous architect behind the kidnapping of 53 American hostages for 444 days in 1979 \u2014\u00a0as \u201can exceptional religious authority,\u201d and was photographed with the zealot.<\/p>\n<p>Elahi has openly expressed support for Hezbollah, which killed 241 Americans during a terrorist attack in 1983 and has been locked in a war with Israel after the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf my blood would help the liberation of Lebanon, I would give my blood to liberate Lebanon,\u201d he once told an Arabic paper in Michigan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Pro-Palestine protesters gather as the NYPD load buses with arrested Columbia University students who have been occupying the campus grounds for a couple of days in support of Palestine.  <span class=\"credit\">Matthew McDermott<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe war that Netanyahu and his terrorist cult have started against Lebanon will never succeed,\u201d Elahi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DAUCfGHR3yy\/?img_index=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thundered in<\/a> September as Israel assassinated Hezbollah leaders. \u201cI hope to see Netanyahu and his criminal cabinet in jail soon. And if they escape justice in this world, for sure they won\u2019t escape the HELL next.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>In 1991, Elahi was tasked with inspecting American branches of Hezbollah and promoting Tehran\u2019s influence on Shi\u2019ite communities, according to the U.S. Institute of Peace.<\/p>\n<p>Elahi is also a member of the Ahl Al-Bayt World Assembly, an Iranian-based organization founded in 1994 by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The group has tentacles in about 90 countries, aims to extend regime influence through networking with academic institutions, civil rights organizations, charities and welfare projects around the world.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Columbia students organize dueling memorials and rallies both for Israel and Palestine on the one-year anniversary of the October 7th Hamas attack, on October 7, 2024 in New York City.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elahi is the only identifiable American member of ABWA\u2019s general assembly and he has been photographed at top leadership meetings in Iran, GWU reported.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>While sanctions prevent ABWA from operating directly in the United States, the group organizes trips for American academics to Iran to meet with regime leaders and receive training at their headquarters in Islamic holy city of Qom, the GWU report said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Elahi\u2019s close ties to Tehran, he has managed to ingratiate himself with top American Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Harris, he has mingled with former Secretary of State John Kerry, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.islamichouseofwisdom.com\/outreach\/2021\/1\/7\/prayer-for-2021-imam-elahi-governor-gretchen-whitmer-amp-special-guests?rq=Whitmer\">Whitmer<\/a>, photos show. <\/p>\n<p>The GWU report also named Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell and the late Rep. John Conyers as people who have associated with Elahi. <\/p>\n<p>Elahi is a regular donor to Democrats through the fundraising platform ActBlue, Federal Election Commission records show. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extremism.gwu.edu\/propaganda-procurement-and-lethal-operations-irans-activities-inside-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The GWU report also discussed<\/a> Elahi\u2019s prime benefactor, the Alavi Foundation, which has long been on the feds radar.  <\/p>\n<p>In 2008, the Department of Justice alleged Alavi \u201csecretly served as a front for the Iranian government and as a gateway for millions of dollars to be funneled to Iran in clear violation of U.S. sanctions,\u201d according to court papers. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In addition to Harris, he has mingled with former Secretary of State John Kerry, and Whitmer, photos show. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since 2000, the nonprofit has donated at least $486,810 to Elahi\u2019s Islamic House of Wisdom, Alavi\u2019s tax records show. <\/p>\n<p>The group has also donated roughly $1.9 million to American universities over the years, including recent hotbeds of anti-Israel hate like Harvard, Columbia and Hunter College. <\/p>\n<p>In June, Elahi signed a letter to Wayne State University leaders demanding they meet radical campus activists from Students for Justice in Palestine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStart and end your day informed with our newsletters\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report and Evening Update: Your source for today&#8217;s top stories\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In July Director of National Intelligence <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/09\/us-news\/iranian-govt-officials-pose-as-activists-to-sow-division-ahead-of-us-election-national-intelligence-chief\/\">Avril Haines confirmed<\/a> that \u201cIranian government actors have sought to opportunistically take advantage of ongoing protests regarding the war in Gaza\u201d which has included \u201cproviding financial support to protesters.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Lara Burns, a lead researcher on the GWU report, said Haines was correct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are tracking that [DNI] report and have seen messaging in protest activities consistent with support for Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran and even Iranian regime leaders have openly praised the activity,\u201d Burns said.<\/p>\n<p>Alavi is at the center of a widespread campaign to influence the American public, the researchers said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Imam Ali Elahi (in the center of the picture, the fourth man on the right) with the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe New York-based Alavi Foundation is arguably the most prolific actor in the spread of Iranian regime influence in the United States,\u201d according to the GWU report titled \u201cPropaganda, Procurement and Lethal Operations: Iran\u2019s Activities Inside America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u201cWith its multimillion-dollar budget, it either directly owns or funds through grants, no-interest loans, and donations a broad array of mosques and entities nationwide that disseminate Tehran\u2019s viewpoint.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alavi\u2019s then-president Farshid Jahedi was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/archive\/usao\/nys\/pressreleases\/April10\/jahedifarshidsentencingpr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sentenced to three months in prison<\/a> in 2010 after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice and destroying documents concerning Alavi\u2019s relationship with Iran\u2019s Bank Melli.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi speaks during an interfaith prayer vigil for Aaron Bushnell outside the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn, Michigan on March 3, 2024. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFor decades, the Iranian regime has worked closely with far-left, far-right and Islamist groups across Europe and North America,\u201d Sam Westrop, director of Middle East Forum\u2019s Islamist Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/30\/us-news\/iran-backs-pro-hamas-protests-at-us-campuses\/\">project told The Post in August. <\/a> \u201cFollowing the October 7th attacks . . . Tehran has poured money and logistical support into anti-Israel and pro-terror rallies, encampments and civil disorder. We\u2019ve uncovered evidence of this in Houston, where the Iranian regime appears to operate mosques, activist and student groups that are deeply involved in pro-terror demonstrations, alongside Hamas-aligned groups.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), said Iran\u2019s evil ideology and malign influence have \u201cno place here,\u201d after being apprised of the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need an administration that has the backbone to reject Iran\u2019s propaganda that undermines America and espouses antisemitic views. 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