{"id":1851662,"date":"2023-02-17T16:50:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T21:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1851662"},"modified":"2023-02-17T16:50:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T21:50:34","slug":"united-nations-says-iran-is-harboring-al-qaedas-new-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/united-nations-says-iran-is-harboring-al-qaedas-new-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Says Iran Is Harboring Al Qaeda\u2019s New Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funited-nations-says-iran-is-harboring-al-qaedas-new-leader%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1851662&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Iran is harboring al Qaeda\u2019s new leader Saif al-Adel, according to intelligence collected by the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>All member states of the U.N. unanimously agreed that al-Adel was now the &#8220;uncontested leader&#8221; of the international terror group and is running operations from inside Iran, according to a report published Thursday by the U.N. Security Council\u2019s\u00a0Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team.<\/p>\n<p>Al Qaeda has not formally announced al-Adel\u2019s ascension, primarily due to his presence in Iran, which has historically been at odds with the terror group due to religious differences. The group\u2019s former leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was killed in a U.S. strike last year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Member States\u2019 predominant view is that [al-Adel] is now the de facto leader of al Qaeda, representing continuity for now,&#8221; The report states that &#8220;But his leadership cannot be declared because of \u2026 the fact of [al-Adel\u2019s] presence in the Islamic Republic of Iran.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The report signals that despite religious divisions between Iran\u2019s hardline clerical regime and al Qaeda, there is a growing desire among both entities to team up on the terrorism front. Al-Adel, who has strong ties to Iran&#8217;s regime, fled the country with several top al Qaeda members in the 2000s. He is <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/terror-threat-al-qaedas-next-leader-has-deep-ties-to-iran\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/b969970053e2072eecac43ce630822ea183cb2c4?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ffreebeacon.com%252Fnational-security%252Fterror-threat-al-qaedas-next-leader-has-deep-ties-to-iran%252F%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3D0102cf3d16ee3f45&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1676749877447000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3y5NQHvCyB6nL42wVdJvIM\">Believed to be orchestrated<\/a>\u00a0al Qaeda\u2019s terror operations from his perch in Iran, including attacks on Americans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Religious differences between al-Qaeda and the Islamic Republic are not likely to hinder ongoing \u2018operational coordination\u2019 between al Qaeda and Tehran\u2019s security forces,&#8221; According to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com\/sites\/default\/files\/Update_AQ%20and%20Iran_2.15.23_JC_JMB%20%28002%29.pdf\">Analysis<\/a> published Friday by United Against a Nuclear Iran (UANI), a watchdog group that closely tracks Tehran\u2019s terrorism enterprise. &#8220;They share enmities toward the West, an interest in evicting the U.S. from the Middle East, and an aim of committing terrorist attacks against the U.S. and its allies and partners in the region, including Israel and Saudi Arabia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s decision to harbor al-Adel violates a U.N. Security Council resolution barring countries from providing safe haven to any members of al Qaeda. The State Department is also concerned.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/us-says-iran-based-saif-al-adel-is-new-al-qaeda-chief-1ec465a9\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/11f7e15f9d87bc4457efe841fd23d7ef1a7cf465?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.barrons.com%252Fnews%252Fus-says-iran-based-saif-al-adel-is-new-al-qaeda-chief-1ec465a9%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3D0c129a08c7ecee4b&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1676749877447000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1T-yh5hLnEeyydSTJ5MKht\">Assessments<\/a>\u00a0that al-Adel is al Qaeda\u2019s &#8220;new de facto leader&#8221; He is. &#8220;based in Iran.&#8221; The State Department has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/al-qaedas-new-leader-adel-has-10-million-bounty-his-head-2023-02-15\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mailtrack.io\/trace\/link\/2ffab0aecc49ff16de98be1d0cf06f4562bcc5b1?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.reuters.com%252Fworld%252Fmiddle-east%252Fal-qaedas-new-leader-adel-has-10-million-bounty-his-head-2023-02-15%252F%26userId%3D6348687%26signature%3D83cb550eca3b3620&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1676749877447000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3G7iUNr1JXfhI6Ge2tcsch\">$10 million bounty<\/a>\u00a0As part of its Rewards for Justice Program, al-Adel was included.<\/p>\n<p>U.N. member nations predominantly agreed that al-Adel\u2019s presence in Iran is &#8220;a key factor&#8221; in al Qaeda\u2019s decision not to formally announce his leadership role, according to the Security Council report. &#8220;His geographical location raises questions that could have an impact on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran is harboring al Qaeda\u2019s new leader Saif al-Adel, according to intelligence collected by the United Nations.<br \/>\nThe post United Nations Says Iran Is Harboring Al Qaeda\u2019s New Leader appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":1851665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[18973,3823,3939,5771,18974,5087],"class_list":["post-1851662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon","tag-harboring","tag-iran","tag-leader","tag-nations","tag-qaedas","tag-united"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1851662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1851662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1851662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1851665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1851662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1851662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1851662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}