Alireza Jafarzadeh
Alireza Jafarzadeh (born 1957, Mashad, Iran) is an Iranian exile, a supporter of the Mujahedin-e Khalq[1] and a Fox News commentator. Jafarzadeh has made a career out of presenting Iran as a "nuclear threat" to the world, even publishing a book entitled: The Iran Threat: President Ahmadinjad and the Coming Nuclear Crisis. The Iran Threat received official praise from Daniel Pipes, Raymond Tanter, and Rita Cosby.[2]
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Personal Biography
Jafarzadeh was born in Mashad, Iran in 1957.[3] He moved to the US before the 1979 Iranian Revolution. He got his bachelors degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and a masters degree from the University of Texas in Austin.[4]
Target Iran
The Press Conference
The US-Israeli campaign for regime change in Iran kicked off with a press conference on August 14, 2002 by Jafarzadeh where he revealed information on the nuclear facility in Natanz, and a dideuterium oxide facility in Arak. While it is hardly a secret that the information originated with the Israeli intelligence, on March 16 In reference to Jafarzadeh’s press conference, US President Bush said Iran's hidden nuclear program had been discovered "because a dissident group pointed it out to the world." Later that day, White House aides acknowledged that the dissident group cited by the president is the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), the political wing of the MeK.[5] These revelations led to inspections of the sites by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). These revelations eventually led to United Nations Security Council’s imposing sanctions on Iran on December 23rd, 2006, over its nuclear program.[6]
Disinformation War
On May 15th 2003, as a spokesman for the National Council of Resistance of Iran Jafarzadeh also alleged that Iran posesses a program for biological and microbial weapons.[7] On 5 January 2007 Alireza Jafarzadeh alleged that Iran’s government is engaged in efforts to fan sectarian violence in Iraq, easily transferring money and arms across the Iraqi border.[8]. In his news conference, Jafarzadeh provided details names of the of the Iranian forces, including the Qods Force, commanders, resources and plans for Iran’s sustaining a large-scale terror network in Iraq.
On January 15th, 2007 Jafarzadeh was a guest on CNN, Lou Dobbs "Tonight" news show( 6:00 pm ET) discussing Iran's proxy war in Iraq. Jafarzadeh claimed that Iran has 32,000 mercenaries on its payroll in Iraq sabotaging the reconstruction and stabilization efforts.
Jafarzadeh is also the author of a 304 pages book about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran, and his interest in developing nuclear weapons.
Pop Terrorologist
Alireza Jafarzadeh also makes frequent appearances on Television as a consultant and authority on terrorism and Islamic Fundamentalism in the Middle East.As of 2007 Jafarzadeh is a Foreign Affairs Analyst for Fox News, a position he has held since 2003 and is often a guest on Voice of America, or ABC Radio Network's John Batchelor Show. He has lectured at Georgetown University and the University of Michigan. He currently lives and works in Washington DC in the USA.
According to a publicity release he submitted[9] to Intelligence Summit, he claims to be an authority on terrorism and Islamic Fundamentalism in the Middle East, particularly in Iran and Iraq. Jafarzadeh has published numerous papers and essays and has appeared on most television and radio broadcasts including, Fox news, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, NPR, VOA, BBC and ABC..[10]
Strategic Policy Consulting
Jafarzadeh heads his own company, Strategic Policy Consulting, Inc., where he consults as an expert on Iran's nuclear program, terrorism, and Islamic extremism.
Strategic Policy Consulting was formed on 10 July 2003. The address listed on its State of Virginia registration is 2101 CRYSTAL PLAZA ARCADE #164 ARLINGTON, VA 22202 4600. The SPC website lists an address at 1101 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Suite 600. According to the SPC website, its members have worked professionally with the US Congress, media, agencies, institutions and universities in order to deliver analysis, policy suggestions, and research for more than 20 years.
Affiliations
Contact
- Website: http://www.alirezajafarzadeh.org
External links
- Alireza Jafarzadeh, Commentary: "Iran Behind Iraq Unrest?," activischat.com, April 9, 2004.
- Bronwyn Adcock, "Gunning for Iran", Dateline, SBS , October 4, 2006.
- Alireza Jafarzadeh's Web Page
- Intelligence Summit Speaker's Biography
- Jafarzadeh's Book: The Iran Threat: President Ahmadinejad and the Coming Nuclear Crisis
- SPC Consulting
- Jafarzadehs request to become suicide bomber
- His MKO, MEK activities
- images of his NLA activities
- Green Left - IRAN: US relies on terrorists for nuke 'intelligence
- Iran: The Nuclear Threat—Fox News Channel War Lies
Biography posted on the SPC website: http://www.spconsulting.us/Alireza-Jafarzadeh-Bio.pdf
- ↑ Alireza Jafarzadeh, "How to Stop Iran's Nuclear Threat", Huffington Post, 1 March 2010
- ↑ The Iran Threat, ["Praise"], The Iran Threat, accessed on 16 September 2010
- ↑ Laura Rozen, Iran on the Potomac, The Washington Post, 23 March 2006
- ↑ Biography: Alireza Jafarzadeh, Strategic Policy Consulting, May 2005
- ↑ , Mark Hosenball, Iran: Mixed Signals on MEK, Newsweek, 11 April 2005
- ↑ Template:Cite
- ↑ Press Briefing. IranWatch.
- ↑ Iran exile says Tehran steps up efforts in Iraq. REUTERS.
- ↑ The Intelligence Summit - Speakers and Organisers. The Intelligence Summit. Retrieved 2006-12-06.
- ↑ Speaker Biography: Alireza Jafarzadeh. Intelligence Summit. Retrieved 2006-11-20.
