Repeat Deceit: How US Tries to Link Iran to Al QaedaWhen it comes to interpreting current events, no one does official conspiracy theories like the Unite States.For years, Washington has tried to promulgate a propaganda campaign which tries to somehow link al Qaeda to Iran, or ISIS to Iran. For the mentally-challenged members of the right-wing media in the US, this isn t a massive feat, as a large segment of that audience cannot even locate Iran on a global map. There is also the issue of US warhawks like Lindsey Graham and John McCain being proven pathological liars   who will say anything regardless of whether it s based in actual fact. All of this contributes to a number of shallow, creative narratives which continuously circulate between FOX News, The Atlantic Magazine, Tel Aviv, Riyadh and the US Senate.And just like the US and UK mainstream media s coverage of Syria, the deep throat  source  in this dossier is  al Qaeda.This latest chapter in the US fantasy world of Iranian intrigue attempts to further the Israeli-favoured mythology, blaming Iran for all of the region s woes. Make no mistake: the American neoconservative wing and their Israeli benefactors are determined to invent new conditions for war with Iran  IMAGE: Bush s  al Qaeda No.2 Guy  Abu Musab al ZarqawiGareth Porter The American Conservative For many years, major U.S. institutions ranging from the Pentagon to the 9/11 Commission have been pushing the line that Iran secretly cooperated with Al Qaeda both before and after the 9/11 terror attacks. But the evidence for those claims remained either secret or sketchy, and always highly questionable.In early November, however, the mainstream media claimed to have its  smoking gun    a CIA document written by an unidentified Al Qaeda official and released in conjunction with 47,000 never-before-seen documents seized from Osama bin Laden s house in Abbottabad, Pakistan.The Associated Press reported that the Al Qaeda document  appears to bolster U.S. claims that Iran supported the extremist network leading up to the September 11 terror attacks.  The Wall Street Journal said the document  provides new insights into Al Qaeda s relationship with Iran, suggesting a pragmatic alliance that emerged out of shared hatred of the United States and Saudi Arabia. NBC News wrote that the document reveals that,  at various points in the relationship   Iran offered Al Qaeda help in the form of  money, arms  and  training in Hezbollah camps in Lebanon in exchange for striking American interests in the Gulf,  implying that Al Qaeda had declined the offer.Former Obama National Security Council spokesman Ned Price, writing for The Atlantic, went even further, asserting that the document includes an account of  a deal with Iranian authorities to host and train Saudi-Al Qaeda members as long as they have agreed to plot against their common enemy, American interests in the Gulf region. But none of those media reports were based on any careful reading of the document s contents. The 19-page Arabic-language document, which was translated in full for The American Conservative, doesn t support the media narrative of new evidence of Iran-Al Qaeda cooperation, either before or after 9/11, at all.It provides no evidence whatsoever of tangible Iranian assistance to Al Qaeda. On the contrary, it confirms previous evidence that Iranian authorities quickly rounded up those Al Qaeda operatives living in the country when they were able to track them down, and held them in isolation to prevent any further contact with Al Qaeda units outside Iran.Taken by SurpriseWhat it shows is that the Al Qaeda operatives were led to believe Iran was friendly to their cause and were quite taken by surprise when their people were arrested in two waves in late 2002. It suggests that Iran had played them, gaining the fighters  trust while maximizing intelligence regarding Al Qaeda s presence in Iran.Nevertheless, this account, which appears to have been written by a mid-level Al Qaeda cadre in 2007, appears to bolster an internal Al Qaeda narrative that the terror group rejected Iranian blandishments and were wary of what they saw as untrustworthiness on the part of the Iranians. The author asserts the Iranians offered Saudi Al Qaeda members who had entered the country  money and arms, anything they need, and training with Hezbollah in exchange for hitting American interests in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. But there is no word about whether any Iranian arms or money were ever actually given to Al Qaeda fighters. And the author acknowledges that the Saudis in question were among those who had been deported during sweeping arrests, casting doubt over whether there was ever any deal in the offing.The author suggests Al Qaeda rejected Iranian assistance on principle. We don t need them,  he insisted.  Thanks to God, we can do without them, and nothing can come from them but evil. That theme is obviously important to maintaining organizational identity and morale. But later in the document, the author expresses deep bitterness about what they obviously felt was Iranian double-dealing in 2002 to 2003. They are ready to play-act,  he writes of the Iranians.  Their religion is lies and keeping quiet. And usually they show what is contrary to what is in their mind  . It is hereditary with them, deep in their character. The author recalls that Al Qaeda operatives were ordered to move to Iran in March 2002, three months after they had left Afghanistan for Waziristan or elsewhere in Pakistan (the document, by the way, says nothing of any activity in Iran before 9/11). He acknowledges that most of his cadres entered Iran illegally, although some of them obtained visas from the Iranian consulate in Karachi.Among the latter was Abu Hafs al Mauritani, an Islamic scholar who was ordered by the leadership shura in Pakistan to seek Iranian permission for Al Qaeda fighters and families to pass through Iran or to stay there for an extended period. He was accompanied by middle- and lower-ranking cadres, including some who worked for Abu Musab al Zarqawi. The account clearly suggests that Zarqawi himself had remained in hiding after entering Iran illegally.Strict ConditionsAbu Hafs al Mauratani did reach an understanding with Iran, according to the Al Qaeda account, but it had nothing to do with providing arms or money. It was a deal that allowed them to remain for some period or to pass through the country, but only on the condition that they observe very strict security conditions: no meetings, no use of cell phones, no movements that would attract attention. The account attributes those restrictions to Iranian fears of U.S. retribution   which was undoubtedly part of the motivation. But it is clear Iran viewed Al Qaeda as an extremist Salafist security threat to itself as well.Most of the Al Qaeda visitors, according to the Al Qaeda document, settled in Zahedan, the capital of Sistan and Baluchistan Province where the majority of the population are Sunnis and speak Baluchi. They generally violated the security restrictions imposed by the Iranians. They established links with the Baluchis   who he notes were also Salafists   and began holding meetings. Some of them even made direct contact by phone with Salafist militants in Chechnya, where a conflict was rapidly spiraling out of control. Saif al-Adel, one of the leading Al Qaeda figures in Iran at the time, later revealed that the Al Qaeda fighting contingent under Abu Musab al Zarqawi s command immediately began reorganizing to return to Afghanistan.Waves of ArrestsThe first Iranian campaign to round up Al Qaeda personnel, which the author of the documents says was focused on Zahedan, came in May or June 2002   no more than three months after they have had entered Iran. Those arrested were either jailed or deported to their home countries. The Saudi Foreign Minister praised Iran in August for having transferred 16 Al Qaeda suspects to the Saudi government in June.In February 2003, Iranian security launched a new wave of arrests. This time they captured three major groups of Al Qaeda operatives in Tehran and Mashad, including Zarqawi and other top leaders in the country, according to the document. Saif al Adel later revealed in a post on a pro-Al Qaeda website in 2005 (reported in the Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat), that the Iranians had succeeded in capturing 80 percent of the group associated with Zarqawi, and that it had  caused the failure of 75 percent of our plan. The anonymous author writes that the initial Iran policy was to deport those arrested and that Zarqawi was allowed to go to Iraq (where he plotted attacks on Shia and coalition forces until his death in 2006). But then, he says, the policy suddenly changed and the Iranians stopped deportations, instead opting to keep the Al Qaeda senior leadership in custody presumably as bargaining chips. Yes, Iran deported 225 Al Qaeda suspects to other countries, including Saudi Arabia, in 2003. But the Al Qaeda leaders were held in Iran, not as bargaining chips, but under tight security to prevent them from communicating with the Al Qaeda networks elsewhere in the region, which Bush administration officials eventually acknowledged.After the arrests and imprisonment of senior al Qaeda figures, the Al Qaeda leadership became increasingly angry at Iran. In November 2008, unknown gunmen abducted an Iran consular official in Peshawar, Pakistan, and in July 2013, al Qaeda operatives in Yemen kidnapped an Iranian diplomat. In March 2015, Iran reportedly released five of the senior al Qaeda in prison, including Said al-Adel, in return for the release of the diplomat in Yemen.In a document taken from the Abbottabad compound and published by West Point s Counter-Terrorism Center in 2012, a senior Al Qaeda official wrote, We believe that our efforts, which included escalating a political and media campaign, the threats we made, the kidnapping of their friend the commercial counselor in the Iranian Consulate in Peshawar, and other reasons that scared them based on what they saw (we are capable of), to be among the reasons that led them to expedite (the release of these prisoners). There was a time when Iran did view Al Qaeda as an ally. It was during and immediately after the war of the mujahedin against Soviet troops in Afghanistan. That, of course, was the period when the CIA was backing bin Laden s efforts as well. But after the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 1996   and especially after Taliban troops killed 11 Iranian diplomats in Mazar-i-Sharif in 1998   the Iranian view of Al Qaeda changed fundamentally. Since then, Iran has clearly regarded it as an extreme sectarian terrorist organization and its sworn enemy. What has not changed is the determination of the U.S. national security state and the supporters of Israel to maintain the myth of an enduring Iranian support for Al Qaeda.Gareth Porter is an independent journalist and winner of the 2012 Gellhorn Prize for journalism. This article originally appeared at The American Conservative.READ MORE IRAN NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire Iran NewsSUPPORT 21WIRE  SUBSCRIBE NOW & BECOME A MEMBER @21WIRE.TVMiddle-east
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line iran secretly cooperated al qaeda terror attacks but evidence claims remained either secret sketchy always highly early november however mainstream media claimed smoking gun cia document written unidentified al qaeda official released conjunction documents seized obama bin laden house abbottabad associated press reported al qaeda document appears bolster claims iran supported extremist network leading september terror attacks the wall street journal said document provides new insights al qaeda relationship iran suggesting pragmatic alliance emerged shared hatred united states saudi arabia nbc news wrote document reveals various points relationship iran offered al qaeda help form money arms training hezbollah camps lebanon exchange striking american interests gulf implying al qaeda declined obama national security council spokesman ned price writing the atlantic went even asserting document includes account deal iranian authorities host train qaeda members long agreed plot common 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saudi arabia gulf but word whether iranian arms money ever actually given al qaeda fighters and author acknowledges saudi question among deported sweeping arrests casting doubt whether ever deal author suggests al qaeda rejected iranian assistance principle we need insisted thanks god without nothing come evil that theme obviously important maintaining organizational identity morale but later document author expresses deep bitterness obviously felt iranian they ready writes iranian their religion lies keeping quiet and usually show contrary mind it hereditary deep character the author recalls al qaeda operatives ordered move iran march three months left afghanistan waziristan elsewhere pakistan document way says nothing activity iran he acknowledges cadres entered iran illegally although obtained visas iranian consulate latter abu has al mauritani islamic scholar ordered leadership sha pakistan seek iranian permission al qaeda fighters families pass iran stay extended period he accompanied cadres including worked abu music al zarqawi the account clearly suggests zarqawi remained hiding entering iran conditionsabu has al mauratani reach understanding iran according al qaeda account nothing providing arms money it deal allowed remain period pass country condition observe strict security conditions meetings use cell phones movements would attract attention the account attributes restrictions iranian fears retribution undoubtedly part motivation but clear iran viewed al qaeda extremist salafist security threat al qaeda visitors according al qaeda document settled zahedan capital sister baluchistan province majority population tennis speak baluchi they generally violated security restrictions imposed iranian they established links baluchis notes also salafists began holding meetings some even made direct contact phone salafist militants chechnya conflict rapidly spirulina control said one leading al qaeda figures iran time later revealed al qaeda fighting contingent abu music al zarqawi command immediately began reorganizing return arreststhe first iranian campaign round al qaeda personnel author documents says focused zahedan came may june three months entered iran those arrested either jailed deported home countries the saudi foreign minister praised iran august transferred al qaeda suspects saudi government february iranian security launched new wave arrests this time captured three major groups al qaeda operatives tehran mashed including zarqawi top leaders country according document said al del later revealed post qaeda website reported newspaper share iranian succeeded capturing percent group associated zarqawi caused failure percent plan the anonymous author writes initial iran policy deport arrested zarqawi allowed go iraq plotted attacks shia coalition forces death but says policy suddenly changed iranian stopped deportations instead opting keep al qaeda senior leadership custody presumably bargaining chips yes iran deported al qaeda suspects countries including saudi arabia but al qaeda leaders held iran bargaining chips tight security prevent communicating al qaeda networks elsewhere region bush administration officials eventually arrests imprisonment senior al qaeda figures al qaeda leadership became increasingly angry iran in november unknown gunmen abducted iran consular official peshawar pakistan july al qaeda operatives yemen kidnapped iranian diplomat in march iran reportedly released five senior al qaeda prison including said return release diplomat document taken abbottabad compound published west point center senior al qaeda official wrote we believe efforts included escalating political media campaign threats made kidnapping friend commercial counselor iranian consulate peshawar reasons scared based saw capable among reasons led expedite release prisoners there time iran view al qaeda ally it immediately war mujahedin soviet troops afghanistan that course period cia backing bin laden efforts well but taliban seized power kabul especially taliban troops killed iranian diplomats iranian view al qaeda changed fundamentally since iran clearly regarded extreme sectarian terrorist organization sworn enemy what changed determination national security state supporters israel maintain myth enduring iranian support al porter independent journalist winner gellhorn prize journalism this article originally appeared the american more iran news at century wire iran newssupport subscribe now become a member
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Repeat Deceit: How US Tries to Link Iran to Al QaedaWhen it comes to interpreting current events, no one does official conspiracy theories like the Unite States.For years, Washington has tried to promulgate a propaganda campaign which tries to somehow link al Qaeda to Iran, or ISIS to Iran. For the mentally-challenged members of the right-wing media in the US, this isn t a massive feat, as a large segment of that audience cannot even locate Iran on a global map. There is also the issue of US warhawks like Lindsey Graham and John McCain being proven pathological liars   who will say anything regardless of whether it s based in actual fact. All of this contributes to a number of shallow, creative narratives which continuously circulate between FOX News, The Atlantic Magazine, Tel Aviv, Riyadh and the US Senate.And just like the US and UK mainstream media s coverage of Syria, the deep throat  source  in this dossier is  al Qaeda.This latest chapter in the US fantasy world of Iranian intrigue attempts to further the Israeli-favoured mythology, blaming Iran for all of the region s woes. Make no mistake: the American neoconservative wing and their Israeli benefactors are determined to invent new conditions for war with Iran  IMAGE: Bush s  al Qaeda No.2 Guy  Abu Musab al ZarqawiGareth Porter The American Conservative For many years, major U.S. institutions ranging from the Pentagon to the 9/11 Commission have been pushing the line that Iran secretly cooperated with Al Qaeda both before and after the 9/11 terror attacks. But the evidence for those claims remained either secret or sketchy, and always highly questionable.In early November, however, the mainstream media claimed to have its  smoking gun    a CIA document written by an unidentified Al Qaeda official and released in conjunction with 47,000 never-before-seen documents seized from Osama bin Laden s house in Abbottabad, Pakistan.The Associated Press reported that the Al Qaeda document  appears to bolster U.S. claims that Iran supported the extremist network leading up to the September 11 terror attacks.  The Wall Street Journal said the document  provides new insights into Al Qaeda s relationship with Iran, suggesting a pragmatic alliance that emerged out of shared hatred of the United States and Saudi Arabia. NBC News wrote that the document reveals that,  at various points in the relationship   Iran offered Al Qaeda help in the form of  money, arms  and  training in Hezbollah camps in Lebanon in exchange for striking American interests in the Gulf,  implying that Al Qaeda had declined the offer.Former Obama National Security Council spokesman Ned Price, writing for The Atlantic, went even further, asserting that the document includes an account of  a deal with Iranian authorities to host and train Saudi-Al Qaeda members as long as they have agreed to plot against their common enemy, American interests in the Gulf region. But none of those media reports were based on any careful reading of the document s contents. The 19-page Arabic-language document, which was translated in full for The American Conservative, doesn t support the media narrative of new evidence of Iran-Al Qaeda cooperation, either before or after 9/11, at all.It provides no evidence whatsoever of tangible Iranian assistance to Al Qaeda. On the contrary, it confirms previous evidence that Iranian authorities quickly rounded up those Al Qaeda operatives living in the country when they were able to track them down, and held them in isolation to prevent any further contact with Al Qaeda units outside Iran.Taken by SurpriseWhat it shows is that the Al Qaeda operatives were led to believe Iran was friendly to their cause and were quite taken by surprise when their people were arrested in two waves in late 2002. It suggests that Iran had played them, gaining the fighters  trust while maximizing intelligence regarding Al Qaeda s presence in Iran.Nevertheless, this account, which appears to have been written by a mid-level Al Qaeda cadre in 2007, appears to bolster an internal Al Qaeda narrative that the terror group rejected Iranian blandishments and were wary of what they saw as untrustworthiness on the part of the Iranians. The author asserts the Iranians offered Saudi Al Qaeda members who had entered the country  money and arms, anything they need, and training with Hezbollah in exchange for hitting American interests in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. But there is no word about whether any Iranian arms or money were ever actually given to Al Qaeda fighters. And the author acknowledges that the Saudis in question were among those who had been deported during sweeping arrests, casting doubt over whether there was ever any deal in the offing.The author suggests Al Qaeda rejected Iranian assistance on principle. We don t need them,  he insisted.  Thanks to God, we can do without them, and nothing can come from them but evil. That theme is obviously important to maintaining organizational identity and morale. But later in the document, the author expresses deep bitterness about what they obviously felt was Iranian double-dealing in 2002 to 2003. They are ready to play-act,  he writes of the Iranians.  Their religion is lies and keeping quiet. And usually they show what is contrary to what is in their mind  . It is hereditary with them, deep in their character. The author recalls that Al Qaeda operatives were ordered to move to Iran in March 2002, three months after they had left Afghanistan for Waziristan or elsewhere in Pakistan (the document, by the way, says nothing of any activity in Iran before 9/11). He acknowledges that most of his cadres entered Iran illegally, although some of them obtained visas from the Iranian consulate in Karachi.Among the latter was Abu Hafs al Mauritani, an Islamic scholar who was ordered by the leadership shura in Pakistan to seek Iranian permission for Al Qaeda fighters and families to pass through Iran or to stay there for an extended period. He was accompanied by middle- and lower-ranking cadres, including some who worked for Abu Musab al Zarqawi. The account clearly suggests that Zarqawi himself had remained in hiding after entering Iran illegally.Strict ConditionsAbu Hafs al Mauratani did reach an understanding with Iran, according to the Al Qaeda account, but it had nothing to do with providing arms or money. It was a deal that allowed them to remain for some period or to pass through the country, but only on the condition that they observe very strict security conditions: no meetings, no use of cell phones, no movements that would attract attention. The account attributes those restrictions to Iranian fears of U.S. retribution   which was undoubtedly part of the motivation. But it is clear Iran viewed Al Qaeda as an extremist Salafist security threat to itself as well.Most of the Al Qaeda visitors, according to the Al Qaeda document, settled in Zahedan, the capital of Sistan and Baluchistan Province where the majority of the population are Sunnis and speak Baluchi. They generally violated the security restrictions imposed by the Iranians. They established links with the Baluchis   who he notes were also Salafists   and began holding meetings. Some of them even made direct contact by phone with Salafist militants in Chechnya, where a conflict was rapidly spiraling out of control. Saif al-Adel, one of the leading Al Qaeda figures in Iran at the time, later revealed that the Al Qaeda fighting contingent under Abu Musab al Zarqawi s command immediately began reorganizing to return to Afghanistan.Waves of ArrestsThe first Iranian campaign to round up Al Qaeda personnel, which the author of the documents says was focused on Zahedan, came in May or June 2002   no more than three months after they have had entered Iran. Those arrested were either jailed or deported to their home countries. The Saudi Foreign Minister praised Iran in August for having transferred 16 Al Qaeda suspects to the Saudi government in June.In February 2003, Iranian security launched a new wave of arrests. This time they captured three major groups of Al Qaeda operatives in Tehran and Mashad, including Zarqawi and other top leaders in the country, according to the document. Saif al Adel later revealed in a post on a pro-Al Qaeda website in 2005 (reported in the Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat), that the Iranians had succeeded in capturing 80 percent of the group associated with Zarqawi, and that it had  caused the failure of 75 percent of our plan. The anonymous author writes that the initial Iran policy was to deport those arrested and that Zarqawi was allowed to go to Iraq (where he plotted attacks on Shia and coalition forces until his death in 2006). But then, he says, the policy suddenly changed and the Iranians stopped deportations, instead opting to keep the Al Qaeda senior leadership in custody presumably as bargaining chips. Yes, Iran deported 225 Al Qaeda suspects to other countries, including Saudi Arabia, in 2003. But the Al Qaeda leaders were held in Iran, not as bargaining chips, but under tight security to prevent them from communicating with the Al Qaeda networks elsewhere in the region, which Bush administration officials eventually acknowledged.After the arrests and imprisonment of senior al Qaeda figures, the Al Qaeda leadership became increasingly angry at Iran. In November 2008, unknown gunmen abducted an Iran consular official in Peshawar, Pakistan, and in July 2013, al Qaeda operatives in Yemen kidnapped an Iranian diplomat. In March 2015, Iran reportedly released five of the senior al Qaeda in prison, including Said al-Adel, in return for the release of the diplomat in Yemen.In a document taken from the Abbottabad compound and published by West Point s Counter-Terrorism Center in 2012, a senior Al Qaeda official wrote, We believe that our efforts, which included escalating a political and media campaign, the threats we made, the kidnapping of their friend the commercial counselor in the Iranian Consulate in Peshawar, and other reasons that scared them based on what they saw (we are capable of), to be among the reasons that led them to expedite (the release of these prisoners). There was a time when Iran did view Al Qaeda as an ally. It was during and immediately after the war of the mujahedin against Soviet troops in Afghanistan. That, of course, was the period when the CIA was backing bin Laden s efforts as well. But after the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 1996   and especially after Taliban troops killed 11 Iranian diplomats in Mazar-i-Sharif in 1998   the Iranian view of Al Qaeda changed fundamentally. Since then, Iran has clearly regarded it as an extreme sectarian terrorist organization and its sworn enemy. What has not changed is the determination of the U.S. national security state and the supporters of Israel to maintain the myth of an enduring Iranian support for Al Qaeda.Gareth Porter is an independent journalist and winner of the 2012 Gellhorn Prize for journalism. This article originally appeared at The American Conservative.READ MORE IRAN NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire Iran NewsSUPPORT 21WIRE  SUBSCRIBE NOW & BECOME A MEMBER @21WIRE.TVMiddle-east
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TEXT: repeat deceit how us tries link iran al qaedawhen comes interpreting current events one official conspiracy theories like unite years washington tried promulgated propaganda campaign tries somehow link al qaeda iran isis iran for members media us massive feat large segment audience even locate iran global map there also issue us warhawks like lindsay graham john mccain proven pathological liars say anything regardless whether based actual fact all contributes number shallow creative narratives continuously circulate fox news the atlantic magazine tel aviv riyadh us like us uk mainstream media coverage syria deep throat source dossier al latest chapter us fantasy world iranian intrigue attempts mythology blaming iran region woes make mistake american neoconservative wing israeli benefactors determined invent new conditions war iran image bush al qaeda guy abu music al zarqawigareth porter the american conservative for many years major institutions ranging pentagon commission pushing line iran secretly cooperated al qaeda terror attacks but evidence claims remained either secret sketchy always highly early november however mainstream media claimed smoking gun cia document written unidentified al qaeda official released conjunction documents seized obama bin laden house abbottabad associated press reported al qaeda document appears bolster claims iran supported extremist network leading september terror attacks the wall street journal said document provides new insights al qaeda relationship iran suggesting pragmatic alliance emerged shared hatred united states saudi arabia nbc news wrote document reveals various points relationship iran offered al qaeda help form money arms training hezbollah camps lebanon exchange striking american interests gulf implying al qaeda declined obama national security council spokesman ned price writing the atlantic went even asserting document includes account deal iranian authorities host train qaeda members long agreed plot common enemy american interests gulf region but none media reports based careful reading document contents the document translated full the american conservative support media narrative new evidence qaeda cooperation either provides evidence whatsoever tangible iranian assistance al qaeda on contrary confirms previous evidence iranian authorities quickly rounded al qaeda operatives living country able track held isolation prevent contact al qaeda units outside surprisewhat shows al qaeda operatives led believe iran friendly cause quite taken surprise people arrested two waves late it suggests iran played gaining fighters trust maximizing intelligence regarding al qaeda presence account appears written al qaeda cadre appears bolster internal al qaeda narrative terror group rejected iranian blandishments wary saw untrustworthiness part iranian the author asserts iranian offered saudi al qaeda members entered country money arms anything need training hezbollah exchange hitting american interests saudi arabia gulf but word whether iranian arms money ever actually given al qaeda fighters and author acknowledges saudi question among deported sweeping arrests casting doubt whether ever deal author suggests al qaeda rejected iranian assistance principle we need insisted thanks god without nothing come evil that theme obviously important maintaining organizational identity morale but later document author expresses deep bitterness obviously felt iranian they ready writes iranian their religion lies keeping quiet and usually show contrary mind it hereditary deep character the author recalls al qaeda operatives ordered move iran march three months left afghanistan waziristan elsewhere pakistan document way says nothing activity iran he acknowledges cadres entered iran illegally although obtained visas iranian consulate latter abu has al mauritani islamic scholar ordered leadership sha pakistan seek iranian permission al qaeda fighters families pass iran stay extended period he accompanied cadres including worked abu music al zarqawi the account clearly suggests zarqawi remained hiding entering iran conditionsabu has al mauratani reach understanding iran according al qaeda account nothing providing arms money it deal allowed remain period pass country condition observe strict security conditions meetings use cell phones movements would attract attention the account attributes restrictions iranian fears retribution undoubtedly part motivation but clear iran viewed al qaeda extremist salafist security threat al qaeda visitors according al qaeda document settled zahedan capital sister baluchistan province majority population tennis speak baluchi they generally violated security restrictions imposed iranian they established links baluchis notes also salafists began holding meetings some even made direct contact phone salafist militants chechnya conflict rapidly spirulina control said one leading al qaeda figures iran time later revealed al qaeda fighting contingent abu music al zarqawi command immediately began reorganizing return arreststhe first iranian campaign round al qaeda personnel author documents says focused zahedan came may june three months entered iran those arrested either jailed deported home countries the saudi foreign minister praised iran august transferred al qaeda suspects saudi government february iranian security launched new wave arrests this time captured three major groups al qaeda operatives tehran mashed including zarqawi top leaders country according document said al del later revealed post qaeda website reported newspaper share iranian succeeded capturing percent group associated zarqawi caused failure percent plan the anonymous author writes initial iran policy deport arrested zarqawi allowed go iraq plotted attacks shia coalition forces death but says policy suddenly changed iranian stopped deportations instead opting keep al qaeda senior leadership custody presumably bargaining chips yes iran deported al qaeda suspects countries including saudi arabia but al qaeda leaders held iran bargaining chips tight security prevent communicating al qaeda networks elsewhere region bush administration officials eventually arrests imprisonment senior al qaeda figures al qaeda leadership became increasingly angry iran in november unknown gunmen abducted iran consular official peshawar pakistan july al qaeda operatives yemen kidnapped iranian diplomat in march iran reportedly released five senior al qaeda prison including said return release diplomat document taken abbottabad compound published west point center senior al qaeda official wrote we believe efforts included escalating political media campaign threats made kidnapping friend commercial counselor iranian consulate peshawar reasons scared based saw capable among reasons led expedite release prisoners there time iran view al qaeda ally it immediately war mujahedin soviet troops afghanistan that course period cia backing bin laden efforts well but taliban seized power kabul especially taliban troops killed iranian diplomats iranian view al qaeda changed fundamentally since iran clearly regarded extreme sectarian terrorist organization sworn enemy what changed determination national security state supporters israel maintain myth enduring iranian support al porter independent journalist winner gellhorn prize journalism this article originally appeared the american more iran news at century wire iran newssupport subscribe now become a member