Iranian regime funneling money into anti-Israel groups and campus protests through ‘grassroots activist’ groups
“Following the October 7th attacks . . . Tehran has poured money and logistical support into anti-Israel and pro-terror rallies, encampments and civil disorder.”
It was always clear these pro-Hamas “protests” were funded and well-organized.
The Iranian regime is funneling money and its influence into anti-Israel college campus protests across the US, often through buzzily named organizations — and many who join the protests don’t realize who is really behind them.
For example, Texas-based Rise Against Oppression (RAO) says it is a “collective of Muslim grassroots activists” but downplays its links to the government of Iran, according to Sam Westrop, director of Middle East Forum’s Islamist Watch project.
“For decades, the Iranian regime has worked closely with far-left, far-Right and Islamist groups across Europe and North America,” Westrop said.
“Following the October 7th attacks . . . Tehran has poured money and logistical support into anti-Israel and pro-terror rallies, encampments and civil disorder.
“We’ve uncovered evidence of this in Houston, where the Iranian regime appears to operate mosques, activist and student groups that are deeply involved in pro-terror demonstrations, alongside Hamas-aligned groups,” he said.
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If this can be proven, charge the orgs receiving the funding with failing to register as agents of a foreign government.
And giving material aid to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
No, they’re not giving material aid, they’re receiving it. That’s not a crime.
Even if they were giving the aid, it would have to be to a designated foreign terrorist organization, and while the IRGC was so listed until Biden delisted it, the Republic of Iran itself never was listed, so if someone were aiding Iran directly rather than through the IRGC they would not have been violating that law.