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Alireza Jafarzadeh (born 1957) is an expert on the Middle East, an author, a media commentator, and and an active dissident figure to the Iranian government who is best known for revealing the existence of clandestine nuclear facilities in Iran in 2002. He has been associated with the National Council of Resistance of Iran and Mujahedin-e Khalq. In reference to Jafarzadeh’s press conference, on March 16, President Bush said Iran's hidden nuclear program had been discovered "because a dissident group pointed it out to the world." Later that day, white House aides acknowledged that the dissident group cited by the president is the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).[1] On August 14, 2002, Jafarzadeh drew worldwide attention by revealing that Iran was running a secret nuclear facility in Natanz, and a dideuterium oxide facility in Arak. These revelations led to inspections of the sites by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). After their first inspection, IAEA , said in a report on Iran's nuclear activity that traces of uranium, greater than what is needed for a civilian power program, were found on Iranian nuclear equipment. [2]. These revelations eventually led to United Nations Security Council’s imposing sanctions on Iran on December 23rd, 2006, over its nuclear program.[3] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (600x750, 80 KB) Image of Alireza Jafarzadeh Source: http://www. ...
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Arak, (in Persian: اراک) previously known as Soltan-abad, is the center of Markazi province, Iran. ...
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On May 15th 2003, as a spokesman for the National Council of Resistance of Iran Jafarzadeh also exposed the Iranian regime’s programs for biological and microbial weapons.[4] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
On Jan 5th, 2007 Alireza Jafarzadeh revealed that Iran’s government has sharply increased its efforts to fan sectarian violence in Iraq, easily transferring money and arms across the Iraqi border. [5]. In his news conference, Jafarzadeh provided details names of the of the Iranian forces, including the Qods Force, commanders, resources and plans for Iran’s sustaining a large-scale terror network in Iraq. Qods (Jerusalem) Force is an elite unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) that carries out operations outside of Iran. ...
Jafarzadeh is the author of a 304 pages book about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran, and his interest in developing nuclear weapons. This book titled "The Iran Threat: President Ahmadinejad and the Coming Nuclear Crisis" is adapted as an authoritative text book by major universities such as Georgetown University Department of Political Sciences. (Persian: ‎ ​, IPA: ), transcribed into English as Mahmud or Mahmood, Ahmadinezhad, Ahmadi-Nejad, Ahmadi Nejad, Ahmady Nejad) (born October 28, 1956) is the current president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ...
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As of 2006, Iran is not known to possess weapons of mass destruction and has signed treaties repudiating possession of them, including the Biological Weapons Convention, the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). ...
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For more than two decades, Alireza Jafarzadeh has been an active consultant and authority on terrorism and Islamic Fundamentalism in the Middle East, particularly in Iran and Iraq with numerous media presence (see media activities section below).
The conservative daily newspaper in Iran revealed in 1999[6] that Jafarzadeh’s name has been in the hit list of Saeed Emami the deputy minister of intelligence (under Ali Fallahian), and an intelligence officer under Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi, who was charged with self-organized assassinations of dissidents by the Islamic Republic. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
Personal Biography Jafarzadeh was born in Mashad, Iran in 1957.[7] He moved to the United States of America before the 1979 Iranian Revolution. In the USA he studied civil engineering, obtaining his bachelors degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and a masters degree from the University of Texas in Austin.[8] Imam Reza Shrine Tomb of Nader Shah Afshar, a popular tourist attraction in Mashad. ...
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Jafarzadeh, NCRI and the Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) Alireza Jafarzadeh, has been particularly singled out and targeted by the Iran’s government for his unique historical role in revealing Iran’s attempts to obtain nuclear and biological weapons of mass destruction. Numerous web sites associated with the Ministry of Intelligence and Security have launched a coordinated smearing attack and false information propagation against him. According to the interrogation records of several Iranian spies arrested in Europe, as revealed by Holland's Interior Security Service [9] , “Iranian intelligence "distributes negative information" on dissidents, including Jafarzadeh, and "strives to portray a Satanic view" of them. This operation is funded at tens of millions of dollars per year and is considered vital to Iran’s Intelligence Ministry. As part of this operation, ex-members of dissident groups who have been turned by Iranian intelligence write diatribes against exile groups. As well as using threats and intimidation to turn espionage targets, bribes are also employed.
In reference to the Iranian Government activities against Alireza Jafarzadeh and other prominent dissidents of the Iranian regime living in the United States, one Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security spy revealed details of his operations in an affidavit he submitted to the US courts [9] . Jamshid Tafrishi said: "I pretended that I was an opponent of the Iranian regime, while I was in fact advancing the assignments given by the Iranian Intelligence Ministry." He says he "actively participated in the Iranian regime conspiracy" to blacken the names of exiles. This included relaying false information to foreign governments, including claims that dissidents had the support of Saddam Hussein.
Clare Lopez, a high-ranking CIA officer of 20 years standing and now a senior adviser to the Iran Policy Committee, a Washington-based think-tank which advocates democracy in Iran, says: "The Iranian regime deploys its intelligence agents and assets in a very sophisticated campaign to infiltrate and influence Western academia, media, non-governmental organizations and policy-making structures. "They make extensive use of the internet and fund or manage dozens of online websites. The MOIS are masters of disinformation, denial and deception - all crafted to lull the international community into acceptance of the terrorist regime in Tehran, compel us to abandon any serious punitive action at the UN Security Council over their nuclear weapons program, and smear the reputation of Iranian dissidents and exiles who oppose the clerical clique that rules Iran today "[9].
The conservative daily newspaper in Iran revealed in 1999[6] that Jafarzadeh’s name has been in the hit list of Saeed Emami the deputy minister of intelligence (under Ali Fallahian), and an intelligence officer under Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi, who was charged with assassinations of dissidents inside and outside Iran. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
As a result, Jafarzadeh's association with the National Council of Resistance of Iran in which one of the main member organizations is Mujahedin-e Khalq has been a source of controversy. Jafarzadeh was the public spokesperson for the National Council of Resistance of Iran until its office in Washington was closed by the US State Department on the grounds that it was too closely associated with Mujahedin-e Khalq, by then listed as a terrorist organistion.[10] It is broadly believed that inclusion of NCRI and MEK in the list was a token offered to the theocratic regime of Iran rather than based the facts of the matter. the According to Wall Street Journal [11]: "Senior diplomats in the Clinton administration say the MEK figured prominently as a bargaining chip in a bridge-building effort with Tehran." The Journal added that: In 1997, the State Department added the MEK to a list of global terrorist organizations as "a signal" of the U.S.'s desire for rapprochement with Tehran's reformists, says Martin Indyk, who at the time was assistant secretary of state for Near East Affairs. President Khatami's government "considered it a pretty big deal," Mr. Indyk says. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
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Jafarzadeh in the Media As late as December 14th 2006 Jafarzadeh is introduced as the past representative of the National Council of Resistance of Iran in the interview with Claude Salhani in which he exposes Ahmadinejad’s reasons for hosting an international conference to question that holocaust ever took place.[12] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
Jafarzadeh's name first appears in the media in a Houston Chronicle article dated December 24, 1986, where he is described as a spokesman for the NCRI and MEK. In the article he denied US State Department claims the MEK was a terrorist organization responsible for the assassination of at least six Americans in Iran,[13] a charge that is vehemently denied by MEK.[14] In the same article, Jafarzadeh points to the repeated support of the majority of the United States Congress for NCRI and MEK, despite the State Department’s position. The Houston Chronicle is a daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States. ...
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As of 2006 Jafarzadeh is a Foreign Affairs Analyst for Fox News, a position he has held since 2003 and is often a guest on Voice of America, or ABC Radio Network's John Batchelor Show. He has lectured at Georgetown University and the University of Michigan. He currently lives and works in Washington DC in the USA. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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According to a publicity release he submitted[15] to Intelligence Summit, Alireza Jafarzadeh is a well-known and credible authority on terrorism and Islamic Fundamentalism in the Middle East, particularly in Iran and Iraq. Jafarzadeh has published numerous papers and essays and has appeared on most television and radio broadcasts including, Fox news, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, NPR, VOA, BBC and ABC..[16]
Strategic Policy Consulting Jafarzadeh heads his own company, Strategic Policy Consulting, Inc., where he consults as an expert on Iran's nuclear program, terrorism, and Islamic extremism. This article is about Irans civilian nuclear program. ...
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Strategic Policy Consulting was formed on 10 July 2003. The address listed on its State of Virginia registration is 2101 CRYSTAL PLAZA ARCADE #164 ARLINGTON, VA 22202 4600. The SPC website lists an address at 1101 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Suite 600. According to the SPC website, its members have worked professionally with the US Congress, media, agencies, institutions and universities in order to deliver analysis, policy suggestions, and research for more than 20 years. July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ...
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References - ^ Mark Hosenball, Iran: Mixed Signals on MEK, News Week, 2005-04-11.
- ^ [http:// http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/09/04/us.iran.nuclear/index.html U.S. to seek IAEA action on Iran nukes]. CNN.com (2003-09-05).
- ^ , Security Council approves sanctions on Iran over nuclear program, USA Today, 2006-12-23.
- ^ Press Briefing. IranWatch (2003-05-15).
- ^ Carol Giacomo (2003-09-05). Iran exile says Tehran steps up efforts in Iraq. REUTERS.
- ^ a b Hassan Farhadmaneh, The Court Notes, Etelaat, 1999-07-16.
- ^ Laura Rozen (2006). "Iran on the Potomac". The Washington Post.
- ^ Biography: Alireza Jafarzadeh. Strategic Policy Consulting (2005). Retrieved on 2006-05-01.
- ^ a b c Neil Mackay, ‘Iran's spies’, The Sunday Herald, 2006-12-24.
- ^ Lorimer, Doug (2006). IRAN: US relies on terrorists for nuke 'intelligence’. Green Left Weekly, February 22, 2006.. Green Left Weekly. Retrieved on 2006-05-01.
- ^ Andrew Higgins and Jay Solomon, Iranian Imbroglio Gives New Boost To Odd Exile Group, Wall Street Journal, 2006-11-29.
- ^ Politics & Policies: Ahmadinejad's Antics. UPI (2006-12-14).
- ^ Trounson, Rebecca. "Iranian torture victims denounce arms sales", Houston Chronicle, 1986-12-24.
- ^ A.Safavi (2005). Missing the Mark on Iran. Front Page. Retrieved on 2006-01-27.
- ^ The Intelligence Summit - Speakers and Organisers. The Intelligence Summit. Retrieved on 2006-12-06.
- ^ Speaker Biography: Alireza Jafarzadeh. Intelligence Summit (2006). Retrieved on 2006-11-20.
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