.@emptywheel Iran is a CT problem because of their support to Hezbollah and Hamas, which pre-dates 9/11. https://www.emptywheel.net/2015/01/16/the-governments-database-arbitrage/ …
@MiekeEoyang So you're suggesting Iran is making calls to Hezbollah and Hamas through the US? And Hezb and Hamas NOT on it, per DiFi.
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@emptywheel DiFi mention of Iran, most likely reference to designation under EO 13382 of IRGC as Terrorist org. -
@MiekeEoyang As you likely know the dragnet orders name the specific groups that may be queried, each approved by FISC. There aren't many. -
@emptywheel I'm saying that there are legit CT reasons to put Iran on, not as a pretext for counter WMD prolif-efforts. -
@MiekeEoyang One case of that, Arbabsiar was a probable DEA informant set up by DEA, plus evidence Iranians involved were agents of others.
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