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| Obama administration granted citizenship to 2,500 Iranians during nuclear deal |
| 2018-07-03 |
| [FoxNews] The Obama administration granted citizenship to 2,500 Iranians, including family members of government officials, while negotiating the Iran nuclear deal, a senior cleric and member of parliament has claimed. Hojjat al-Islam Mojtaba Zolnour, who is chairman of Iran’s parliamentary nuclear committee and a member of its national security and foreign affairs committee, made the allegations during an interview with the country’s Etemad newspaper, cited by the country’s Fars News agency. He claimed it was done as a favor to senior Iranian officials linked to President Hassan Rouhani, and he alleged the move sparked a competition among Iranian officials over whose children would benefit from the scheme. He claimed that the deal was made during negotiations for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which was reached in July 2015. President Trump announced in May that the U.S. would withdraw from the agreement. “When Obama, during the negotiations about the JCPOA, decided to do a favor to these men, he granted citizenship to 2,500 Iranians and some officials started a competition over whose children could be part of these 2,500 Iranians,” he claimed. “If today these Iranians get deported from America, it will become clear who is complicit and sells the national interest like he is selling candies to America.” The conservative Zolnour, who is in Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s inner circle, added: “It should be stated exactly which children of which authorities live in the United States and have received citizenship or residency.” He estimated that between 30 and 60 were studying in the U.S. while the rest of them were working in the country “against our national interests.” Though Zolnour did not mention anyone by name during the interview, several children of current and former Iranian officials live in the United States, including Ali Fereydoun, whose father Hossein Fereydoun is the brother of and special aide to Rouhani; and Fatemeh Ardeshir Larijani, whose father Ali Larijani is speaker of parliament. There is no suggestion either of these people received citizenship in the wake of the Iranian nuclear deal. It’s also unclear if Zolnour meant citizenship or a green card. In 2015, 13,114 people born in Iran were issued green cards, while 13,298 were issued one in 2016, according to figures from the Department for Homeland Security. In 2015, 10,344 Iranians became naturalized, with a further 9,507 in 2016. Asked about the cleric's claim, a State Department spokesperson said: “We’re not going to comment on every statement by an Iranian official.” Fox News analyst and former Obama State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf was dubious of the Iranian official’s allegation. “This sounds like totally made up BS,” she said. The Department of Homeland Security declined to comment. A representative for Obama Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson also could not be reached for comment. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #10 Trump Travel Ban |
| Posted by: Boss Elmique2397 2018-07-03 17:03 |
| #9 In 2015, 13,114 people born in Iran were issued green cards, while 13,298 were issued one in 2016, according to figures from the Department for Homeland Security. In 2015, 10,344 Iranians became naturalized, with a further 9,507 in 2016. Boggles the mind. |
| Posted by: Boss Elmique2397 2018-07-03 16:56 |
| #8 Round up the pallets of cash from the Clinton, Kerry and Obama bank accounts. It would be interesting to see the transaction amounts for that time period. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2018-07-03 13:32 |
| #7 Round them and put them in a refugee camp. When the pallets of cash are returned to the USA they can be flown back to Iran. The warranty period has expired on these folks. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2018-07-03 12:03 |
| #6 Was this legal? What do the Hawaiian judges have to say? |
| Posted by: regular joe 2018-07-03 11:31 |
| #5 The most transparent administration ever. |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-07-03 11:26 |
| #4 is this a Presidential power Well, Obumbles did say he had a phone and a pen.... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2018-07-03 11:19 |
| #3 All kidding aside, is this a Presidential power? |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2018-07-03 11:13 |
| #2 A masking operation. Please include women and children. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-07-03 09:23 |
| #1 So Obama denies it and the State Department ( under Hillary and Kerry ) dodges it? And it supports the infighting in Iran between the major Clerics of MMallah. Who to believe. And Kerry and Obama are both honest men. And the Mullahs are all men of God. And Hillary...well..Hillary is Unique. But one thing is sure, the character of all concerned is well known...for Veracity and adherence to Truth with Integrity for all. Bada-BING. |
| Posted by: Lionel Spomotle6549 2018-07-03 08:55 |