Friday, 23 Jul 2021 23:52
The US State Department is looking into an allegation by Israel that Qatar has supplied funds to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), US-designated terror organization,
The report said that a State Department spokesman told the publication earlier this month about the ongoing investigation, stressing the important of US-Qatari relationship. US has an important military base in the small Persian Gulf Arab country, that has maintained good relations with Iran, despite serious concerns about Iran’s policies among its Arab neighbors, such as the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
Times of Israel had reported also says Israel’s outgoing president Reuven Rivlin shared intelligence with President Joe Biden about the alleged funding of IRGC by Qatar during their White House meeting last month. Contacted by the Washington Examiner, Israeli officials did not deny confirm or deny the story.
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By Fayçal Benhassain | July 12, 2021 | 8:02pm EDT
National Council of Resistance of Iran supporters rally in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, during the online Free Iran summit. (Photo by Paul Zinken/AFP via Getty Images)
Paris (CNSNews.com) – A mass gathering of members of an exiled Iranian opposition group heard calls for the United Nations to press for the international prosecution of Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi, accused of participation in the extrajudicial executions of thousands of dissidents in the 1980s.
The annual “Free Iran” event, held online this year, ended on Monday. Supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)/Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK) opposition group in more than 100 countries took part, according to the organizers.