Iranian Expert Says that Iran Has Infiltrated the Iraqi Government and Its National Assembly
January 30 2007 - 1:55PM
PR Newswire (US)
Alireza Jafarzadeh Says Iran Has Been Sending Roadside Bombs,
Weapons and Agents to Iraq to Kill Americans WASHINGTON, Jan. 30
/PRNewswire/ -- Alireza Jafarzadeh, an expert on Iran and the man
responsible for breaking the news in August 2002 about Iran's
nuclear weapons program, says he has detailed information showing
that "agents on Tehran's payroll involved in violence and death
squads hold prominent positions in the Iraqi government and
National Assembly." Jafarzadeh's recently published book THE IRAN
THREAT: President Ahmadinejad and the Coming Nuclear Crisis
(Palgrave Macmillan) exposes just how much of Iraq is under Iran's
thumb. Jafarzadeh, a leading authority on Iran, its political
position, its government, and policies, indicated that these
efforts by Iran to place its agents in the Iraqi government form a
part of Tehran's larger plan to export its revolution, and that
Tehran will do almost anything to destabilize Iraq. He also
indicated that Iran is fueling the Iraqis with bombs and weapons
that are killing American soldiers, which is why the U.S. is having
such a difficult time "winning" this war. U.S. officials said that
Zalmay Khalilzad, the American ambassador in Baghdad, is planning a
news conference for Wednesday, January 31, 2007, during which he
will present a dossier of Iran's efforts to fuel sectarian violence
in Iraq. According to Jafarzadeh, "Iran is determined to succeed on
three fronts. First and foremost, on the Iraqi front, where Iran is
aggressively escalating its influence and presence in Iraq.
Secondly, the nuclear front; nothing will deter them on this point.
Finally, Iran wants to step up terrorism in the region." He sums
up, "Iran is a country to be reckoned with. But one thing is for
certain: the United States will never win the battle with the
military or negotiations." Alireza Jafarzadeh is the President of
Strategic Policy Consulting in Washington, DC, an independent firm
that provides expert advice and analysis on geopolitical
developments in the Middle East to Congress, various Executive
Branch agencies and non-governmental organizations on Iran. In THE
IRAN THREAT, Jafarzadeh writes an expose and provides an in-depth
look at the inside workings of the country of Iran, its difficult
President, and its future. Jafarzadeh reveals in the book new
details on Iran's meddling in Iraq and its broader goals for the
future of the Middle East. Alireza Jafarzadeh's expertise reaches
far into the inside workings of Iran. As the first to break the
news in August 2002 about Iran's nuclear programs and its secret
nuclear facilities in Natanz and Arak, he has unique access to
dissident groups inside Iran. A frequent media guest on terrorism
and the Middle East, Jafarzadeh says that Iran is a five-headed
dragon, and each head is a deadly force. Iran's five ugly heads are
its interference in Iraq, nuclear weapons program, terrorism,
opposition to peace in the Middle East, and suppression of its
domestic population. According to Jafarzadeh, "The only way to slay
this dragon is to rely on the Achilles heel of the regime -- the
highly-motivated, dissatisfied population of young people in Iran,
led by an organized opposition." February 1st marks the beginning
of the "10-day Dawn" that led to the February 11, 1979 revolution,
and the regime has planned to stage some high profile activities
during this period. Jafarzadeh is convinced that, in addition to
extolling Iran's "progress" in Iraq, President Ahmadinejad will
begin making a lot of noise, which will culminate in dismissing the
Security Council Resolution asking Iran to halt its enrichment
programs. The Iranian regime, the most defiant in the Middle East,
is convinced that the United States is currently in a weak
political position, which Tehran can use to its advantage. U.S.
military might is not working in the Middle East, specifically in
Iraq. Jafarzadeh says, "The way to deal with Iran is not with war,
bombs or negotiations; that doesn't work. A major change in
politics and a new approach is what is necessary. The international
community must support the young people of Iran, the majority of
whom want a free and democratic nation. That is what will frighten
the Iranian president." "In the meantime, the UN Security Council
will no doubt have to institute more severe sanctions and be
aggressive with Iran in the short term," Alireza concludes. "But
America had better have a long term plan to stop the aggressiveness
of Iran, before the regime gets the nuclear bomb and turns Iraq
into a sister Islamic Republic." Alireza Jafarzadeh is a terrorism
expert, Middle East analyst, and a Fox News Channel Foreign Affairs
Analyst. He was the media director for the Washington, D.C. office
of the parliament-in-exile, the National Council of Resistance of
Iran (NCRI) until 2003. Educated in the United States, Jafarzadeh
is one of the most important sources of information about Iran for
the U.S. and the international community. DATASOURCE: Alireza
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