{"id":8725,"date":"2017-11-01T20:31:51","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T01:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/?p=8725"},"modified":"2017-11-01T20:31:51","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T01:31:51","slug":"cia-files-shows-depth-of-al-qaedas-relationship-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/2017\/11\/01\/cia-files-shows-depth-of-al-qaedas-relationship-with-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"CIA files shows depth of al-Qaeda’s relationship with Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

Al Arabiya, 2 November 2017<\/span><\/strong> – The recently released CIA bin Laden files provide new details concerning al Qaeda\u2019s relationship with Iran.<\/p>\n

One never-before-seen 19-page document contains a senior militant\u2019s assessment of the group\u2019s relationship with Iran, the Foundation for Defense of Democracy\u2019s Long War Journal reported.<\/p>\n

The author explains that Iran offered some \u201cSaudi brothers\u201d in al Qaeda \u201ceverything they needed,\u201d including \u201cmoney, arms\u201d and \u201ctraining in Hezbollah camps in Lebanon, in exchange for striking American interests in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iranian intelligence facilitated the travel of some operatives with visas, while sheltering others.<\/p>\n

Abu Hafs al-Mauritani, an influential ideologue prior to 9\/11, helped negotiate a safe haven for his jihadi comrades inside Iran. But the author of the file, who is clearly well-connected, indicates that al Qaeda\u2019s men violated the terms of the agreement and Iran eventually cracked down on the Sunni jihadists\u2019 network, detaining some personnel.<\/p>\n

Still, the author explains that al-Qaeda is not at war with Iran and some of their \u201cinterests intersect,\u201d especially when it comes to being an \u201cenemy of America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bin Laden\u2019s files show the two sides have had heated disagreements. There has been hostility between the two. Al-Qaeda even penned a letter to Ayatollah Khamenei demanding the release of family members held in Iranian custody.<\/p>\n

Other files show that al-Qaeda kidnapped an Iranian diplomat to exchange for its men and women. Bin Laden himself considered plans to counter Iran\u2019s influence throughout the Middle East, which he viewed as pernicious.<\/p>\n

However, bin Laden urged caution when it came to threatening Iran. In a previously released letter, bin Laden described Iran as al-Qaeda\u2019s \u201cmain artery for funds, personnel, and communication.\u201d And despite their differences, Iran continued to provide crucial support for al-Qaeda\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n

In a series of designations and other official statements issued since July 2011, the US Treasury and State Departments have repeatedly targeted al-Qaeda\u2019s \u201ccore facilitation pipeline\u201d inside Iran.<\/p>\n

Sources familiar with the intelligence used to justify those designations say they are based, in part, on the Abbottabad files. It is likely that still more revelations concerning al-Qaeda\u2019s relationship with Iran remain to be found in the cache made available today the FDD stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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