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Iran Arrests ‘Spy Agents’ Linked to US Intelligence: IRGC Commander

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An Iranian military chief said Tuesday that several people have been arrested for having contact with US intelligence services during recent unrest in the country Iran s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps IRGC deputy commander Ali Fadavi revealed the arrest during a meeting of IRGC medical unit commanders in Tehran the semi official Mehr news agency reported IRGC intelligence arrested several spy agents linked to US intelligence services during the recent riots and handed them over to judicial authorities Fadavi said adding that they acted as network leaders of the enemy in the recent riots These people were not only related to Iran International TV channel which operates under the espionage services of the enemy but they were also related to the intelligence and espionage services of the United States Mehr said quoted by Mehr The report did not give further details about the number and identity of the people arrested Xinhua — Iran Arrests ‘Spy Agents’ Linked to US Intelligence: IRGC Commander

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An Iranian military chief said Tuesday that several people have been arrested for having contact with US intelligence services during recent unrest in the country.

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Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) deputy commander Ali Fadavi revealed the arrest during a meeting of IRGC medical unit commanders in Tehran, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

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IRGC intelligence arrested several “spy agents” linked to US intelligence services during the recent riots and handed them over to judicial authorities, Fadavi said, adding that they acted as “network leaders of the enemy ” in the recent riots.

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“These people were not only related to Iran International (TV channel), which operates under the espionage services of the enemy, but they were also related to the intelligence and espionage services of the United States,” Mehr said, quoted by Mehr.

The report did not give further details about the number and identity of the people arrested. ■

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political violence which stemmed from an attempt to abduct Ms Pelosi who at the time was second in line to the presidency Together with surveillance video from the Capitol Police and other evidence released on Friday it raised fresh questions about what is being done to protect public officials and their families against escalating threats Its release also underscored the pernicious influence of misinformation in the United States where some influential voices on the right had spread conspiracy theories about the attack on Mr Pelosi The body camera video and separate surveillance footage from outside the home that captured the minutes before Mr DePape gained access to the Pelosi home disproved groundless claims circulated on the far right and amplified at all levels of Republican politics that the assault was an inside job or a cover story for a sordid situation involving Mr Pelosi But rather than quell such conspiracy theorizing the documentary evidence only fed the cycle that began in the immediate aftermath of the attack when former President Donald J Trump and Republican lawmakers were among those questioning the official account No matter what happens no matter what footage we have what documents we have people tend to spin narratives to support their side of the story said Nina Jankowicz a disinformation expert We just see this distrust of what you can see with your own eyes over and over and over again Mr DePape himself was clearly influenced to carry out the attack by right wing conspiracy theories he learned about online In an interview with a San Francisco detective hours after the attack he made clear he had fully bought into lies about the 2020 election He described Ms Pelosi as the leader of the pack of lying Democrats who spent four years undermining Mr Trump until they were finally able to steal the election The new evidence underscored the spontaneous nature of the attack In the police interview Mr DePape said he had been looking for Ms Pelosi a political figure who for decades has been demonized and dehumanized by Republicans and that he planned to kidnap her break her kneecaps and see her wheeled into Congress Ms Pelosi was not home the night of the attack In a brief emotional statement to reporters at the Capitol on Friday Ms Pelosi said she did not plan to view or listen to any of the footage released publicly and would not be commenting about the incident or the case again I have absolutely no intention of seeing the deadly assault on my husband s life Ms Pelosi said I won t be making any more statements about this case as it proceeds except to again thank people and inform them of Paul s progress When asked how he was doing Ms Pelosi said simply that he was coming along Alongside the release of a 911 call Mr Pelosi placed while the intruder was in the house and an interview the suspect gave in which he said he was looking for Ms Pelosi the material now in the public realm provides an almost complete picture of what happened during the attack and the political motivations of the attacker In the 911 call Mr Pelosi can be heard speaking calmly and choosing his words carefully as he tries to convey to a police dispatcher that he is in danger without directly saying anything to anger the intruder who is apparently listening in There s a gentleman here just waiting for my wife to come back Nancy Pelosi Mr Pelosi says She s not going to be here for a day so I guess I ll have to wait Eventually Mr DePape appears to be losing patience with Mr Pelosi who tells the dispatcher He wants me to get the hell off the phone OK The attack and subsequent release of the video come at a time when politically motivated violence is on the rise and lawmakers are deeply concerned about how to protect themselves and their families against serious threats We live in dangerous times of unprecedented extremism and political violence which have no place in our democracy or in the everyday lives of elected officials and their 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security provided by the Secret Service and paid for by taxpayers including separate protection for their family members most members of Congress receive little government provided security and their families seldom have any As speaker of the House Ms Pelosi had a large security detail with her at all times But that protection does not extend to family members For years Ms Pelosi whose speakership ended this month has been one of the most threatened members of Congress in part because of a coordinated effort by Republicans to target the most powerful woman in American politics In advertisements and fund raising appeals designed to anger scare and animate their core supporters they for years have portrayed Ms Pelosi a wealthy woman from the progressive bastion of San Francisco as the most sinister Democratic villain of all The suspect Mr DePape 43 faces numerous felony charges in state court including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon He also faces federal charges of attempted kidnapping of a federal officer and assault on a family member of a federal official If convicted he would face the possibility of life in prison He has pleaded not guilty and the next hearing in the case is scheduled for Feb 23 when a trial date will be set Mr Pelosi has been slowly recovering since the attack In recent weeks he has attended some high profile events with his wife including Ms Pelosi s portrait unveiling and the Kennedy Center Honors At both events he wore a hat to cover any visible head injury and a dark glove to cover the hand that had been wounded Earlier this month Mr Pelosi sat in the House gallery overlooking the floor as members cast what would be their first of 15 votes to elect a new speaker Still Ms Pelosi and her family members have been candid about the long road he faces before he can make a full recovery He s been out a bit because the doctor said he has to have something to look forward to and so again one day at a time Ms Pelosi told CNN s Chris Wallace in a recent interview He had wounds and all the rest in that on his body Those took time but they healed Tendons you know all that stuff But the head is a different thing Ms Pelosi said that with a serious head injury you have to be careful about movement You have to be careful about light You have to be careful about sound And it just takes a while You get very tired but you know without going so further into it but it takes it will take probably another three or four months according to the doctors for him to be really himself According to his daughter Alexandra Pelosi Mr Pelosi was never deeply political despite being married to the most powerful Democratic operator in the country His circle of friends included many Republicans and he forbid the family to discuss politics at the dinner table But Mr Pelosi played an invaluable behind the scenes role for his wife over her years leading House Democrats a fairly unglamorous role that was on display in a recent HBO documentary about Ms Pelosi made by Alexandra Pelosi Mr Pelosi a multimillionaire venture capitalist took care of what his family referred to as the business of living buying dish towels doing the dishes dealing with contractors and even shopping for his wife s clothes leaving her free to focus all of her energy on her work He s remained out of the limelight as much as he could Alexandra Pelosi said in a recent interview He almost got to the end without anyone knowing who he was Credit https www nytimes com 2023 01 27 us politics paul pelosi attack video html$
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political violence which stemmed from an attempt to abduct Ms Pelosi who at the time was second in line to the presidency Together with surveillance video from the Capitol Police and other evidence released on Friday it raised fresh questions about what is being done to protect public officials and their families against escalating threats Its release also underscored the pernicious influence of misinformation in the United States where some influential voices on the right had spread conspiracy theories about the attack on Mr Pelosi The body camera video and separate surveillance footage from outside the home that captured the minutes before Mr DePape gained access to the Pelosi home disproved groundless claims circulated on the far right and amplified at all levels of Republican politics that the assault was an inside job or a cover story for a sordid situation involving Mr Pelosi But rather than quell such conspiracy theorizing the documentary evidence only fed the cycle that began in the immediate aftermath of the attack when former President Donald J Trump and Republican lawmakers were among those questioning the official account No matter what happens no matter what footage we have what documents we have people tend to spin narratives to support their side of the story said Nina Jankowicz a disinformation expert We just see this distrust of what you can see with your own eyes over and over and over again Mr DePape himself was clearly influenced to carry out the attack by right wing conspiracy theories he learned about online In an interview with a San Francisco detective hours after the attack he made clear he had fully bought into lies about the 2020 election He described Ms Pelosi as the leader of the pack of lying Democrats who spent four years undermining Mr Trump until they were finally able to steal the election The new evidence underscored the spontaneous nature of the attack In the police interview Mr DePape said he had been looking for Ms Pelosi a political figure who for decades has been demonized and dehumanized by Republicans and that he planned to kidnap her break her kneecaps and see her wheeled into Congress Ms Pelosi was not home the night of the attack In a brief emotional statement to reporters at the Capitol on Friday Ms Pelosi said she did not plan to view or listen to any of the footage released publicly and would not be commenting about the incident or the case again I have absolutely no intention of seeing the deadly assault on my husband s life Ms Pelosi said I won t be making any more statements about this case as it proceeds except to again thank people and inform them of Paul s progress When asked how he was doing Ms Pelosi said simply that he was coming along Alongside the release of a 911 call Mr Pelosi placed while the intruder was in the house and an interview the suspect gave in which he said he was looking for Ms Pelosi the material now in the public realm provides an almost complete picture of what 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