2)
The regime ruling Iran has a long history of sending its operatives, whom many describe as apologists/lobbyists, into the U.S. to pursue its interests by pushing talking points & narratives in various institutions & mainstream media.
3)
Meet @hmousavian, a former Iranian ambassador now at @Princeton.

"Mousavian was Iran's amb to Germany back in the 1990s, when that embassy was the central node of Iran's European terror network & those in Germany were murdering dissidents in Berlin…"
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/former-iranian-official-pro-tehran-lobbyist-hosted-obama-white-house-dozens-times/
5)
Mousavian’s jobs in the For Min, his ambassadorship to Germany between 1990-1997 & most important his position on Iran’s Nat Sec Council from 1997 to 2005—all came from his ties to Rafsanjani, the most powerful man in Iran when Khomeini died in 1989.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standard/princetons-iranian-agent-of-influence
6)
Meet @tparsi, founder of Iran’s DC-based lobby arm @NIACouncil.

His mission: encouraging engagement (read appeasement) vis-à-vis the mullahs’ regime through parroting @JZarif’s talking points.
7)
Parsi established very close ties to Obama’s deputy national security advisor @brhodes.
8)
Meet @NegarMortazavi, a NIAC alumnus/“journalist” known to push Iran’s talking points & disgraced among Iranians both inside the country & abroad for pushing Zarif’s talking points. She has very close relations to Zarif & interestingly with Rep. Ilhan Omar.
9)
Listen to Mortazavi whitewash, justify & downgrade the crimes of the mullahs' regime.
10)
Meet @AliVaez, a protégé of former Iranian president Ali Hashemi Rafsanjani.

Explainer: Iranian regime officials only take pictures alongside people whom they are absolutely certain of their undoubted loyalty.
11)
Listen to Vaez push Iran’s talking points on CNN.

-Trump should reach out to Iran as Obama did

-provide concessions to the Iranian regime

-return to Obama’s nuclear deal
12)
Meet @farnazfassihi, another known Iran apologist pushing Zarif’s talking points in The New York Times.

She actively portrays very positive images of the now dead Qassem Soleimani and Zarif in her NYT pieces.
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Now let’s focus on @NIACouncil’s influence in the U.S. Congress.

Meet @mahyarsorour, Senior Legislative Assistant to @Ilhan.

Sorour was a candidate for NIAC Action's leadership board back in July.
14)
Meet @ethanazad, a staff member of @RepRashida who handles a "broad legislative portfolio, helping Tlaib’s office on foreign affairs… and government oversight."

He is also quite fond of Iran’s IRGC, a designated terrorist organization.
15)
Meet @samira_says, a permanent Legislative Assistant in the Office of @RepBarbaraLee. That could potentially give her (and the regime in Iran) access to U.S. citizens' data.
16)
Meet @ManaKharrazi, a member of Iran’s lobby in Washington, who has very close relations with certain DC politicians.

For those interested the thread below sheds more light.
https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1221039394527830016?s=20
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NIAC has established close relations with other members of Congress, including:

@ChrisMurphyCT
@RepDanKildee
@DonnaFEdwards

https://www.niacouncil.org/lawmakers-address-2015-niac-leadership-conference/
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