GROWING IRANIAN THREAT

 

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GROWING IRANIAN THREAT

Posted January 3, 2013  

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~By Shabnam Assadollahi - Ottawa 

The Islamic Republic of Iran's stability in the US, Canada and Southern American countries started in early 90s as the Ayatollah Rafsanjani came into power and spread terrorism abroad. 

How to stop the Growing of the IRI Threat in Canada and the US: 

Immigration is a big issue. If we cannot look carefully and extensively into people's background, we cannot establish a meaning and reliable lesson for security. After all, how much good is closing down the Embassy in Canada, if hordes of essentially unscreenable people are entering Canada from Iran and those already active in Canadian soil. 

First step is to know the nature of terrorist regimes and how they use infiltration policy in order to achieve their goals. The IRI as a terrorist regime has used this policy since its foundation. 

IRI Infiltration among the opposition groups, deploying individuals acting as regime opponents who in fact are nothing but the IRI's mouthpiece makes it more important for US and Canada to have such apologists and lobbyists identified. 

It's not difficult to find these pro IRI organized network groups; all it takes is to simply investigate some past terrorist acts. 
For example: the assassination plot of the Saudi Arabian ambassador which was foiled in New York in 2011 and this network of pro IRI lobbyist orchestrated a very organized PR campaign to raise doubts over the fact that the arrested individual could have not been a potential terrorist and that the entire story and demonstrated it as a political game/propaganda to put more pressure on the Regime in Tehran. As we know, the arrested individual had admitted all charges later in 2012. This solely is one of the examples of so many which can also assess the risk posed by infiltrators in the US and Canada's soil. 

Once these individuals and groups are identified, the US and Canadian administration should make it a requirement for all these to comply with FARA Act. As a matter of fact, all investigations must be carried out into the finding about such individuals and groups (organized Network groups of the Iranian/non Iranian lobbyist and apologists) 

Some Points to Reflect on: 

Iranian regime is a state sponsor of terrorism 

Since 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran has not only brought pain and suffering onto its own people but is increasingly becoming a threat to the world. 

The Islamic Republic has also openly and on a regular basis declared death threats at each and every IRI Friday Prayers in Tehran against the United States and our other Canadian allies. These threats should not be taken lightly, as the Iranian regime has a history of both directly and indirectly supporting terrorist activities beyond its borders. 

Growing Iranian threat in Latin America 

The growing influence of the Iranian regime in Latin America is concerning. Iran is developing a complex network of active cells in Latin American countries such as Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Cuba, with joint military collaboration, which is troubling. 

Iran also uses proxy organizations, in particular Hezbollah, to carry out its terrorist activities and has done so in the Americas. For example, in 2006, Argentinian prosecutors formally charged the Iranian regime for being behind the 1994 Buenos Aires bombing, which was carried-out by Hezbollah. Iran is also believed to be behind a 1992 bombing in that country. 

Iranian regime may also be getting involved with drug cartels in Mexico, bringing its operations even closer to American borders. In this light, Iran maybe looking at using Mexican drug cartels to carry out its operations in United States – an example of this is the recent attack on the Saudi Arabia's ambassador in the States. 


Canada and the US should have a common policy on Iran 

Canada and the U.S. share the longest international border, have the largest trade relations in the world, and embrace values of a democratic and free society. 

These values are opposed by the dictatorial regime in Iran, and there is increasing evidence of Iranian covert operations in the West. 

We cannot allow the possibility of Iranian regime using Canada as a base for organizing covert operations against United States. 

It is therefore important to ensure that Canada and the U.S. have a common approach to addressing infiltration and terrorist activities sponsored by the Islamic Republic of Iran. 

A common policy approach will strengthen our borders, ensure the safety of Canadian and American citizens, and allow Canada-US bilateral trade relations to continue to prosper. 

The Beyond the Border initiative, which was announced in 2011 by the Prime Minister Harper and President Obama, provides the right framework for such discussion. 

We must work with our Western allies to reduce to Iranian threat 

In addition, Canada and the US must also work with other allies in order to align policies which would strengthen borders of all our allies against Iranian covert operations while ensuring the safety and free movement ordinary citizens. 


Shabnam Assadollahi is a Human Rights Activist from Canada