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An Arrest in the US Shows the Islamic Republic’s Influence in the West

Khoshnood, Ardavan LU orcid (2021) In Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Perspective Papers
Abstract
The FBI recently arrested an Iranian academic for failing to register as a foreign agent in accordance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Kaveh Afrasiabi was arrested in Massachusetts and is believed to have received more than $250,000 from the Iranian regime to disseminate its propaganda in the guise of objective analysis. Iranian agent-scholars are easy to recognize: they always oppose the overthrow of the regime and they oppose any form of sanctions. They criticize the regime on occasion as a means of concealing their role as agents.
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Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kaveh Afrasiabi, FBI, Influence, Modus Operandi, Intelligence Analysis, Intelligence operations, Iran, Islamiska Republiken Iran, Kaveh Afrasiabi, FBI, Modus Operandi, Underrättelse, Underrättelsetjänst, Underrättelseanalys
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Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Perspective Papers
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1923
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English
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https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/iran-foreign-agents-influence/
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2021-02-08 23:51:48
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  keywords     = {{Iran; Islamic Republic of Iran; Kaveh Afrasiabi; FBI; Influence; Modus Operandi; Intelligence Analysis; Intelligence operations; Iran; Islamiska Republiken Iran; Kaveh Afrasiabi; FBI; Modus Operandi; Underrättelse; Underrättelsetjänst; Underrättelseanalys}},
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  title        = {{An Arrest in the US Shows the Islamic Republic’s Influence in the West}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/90990020/1923_Afrasarabi_Arrest_Iran_Influence_Khoshnood_final.pdf}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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