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Pompeo: Iran Is New Home Base For Al Qaeda, Iran Helped Plan 9/11

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In an incendiary speech, outgoing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has alleged that Iran has become the 'new home base' for Islamist terrorist group Al Qaeda, and that the Iranian regime had a role in the planning of the 11 September 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

  • Pompeo: "We had al Qaeda on the ropes after 9/11. We ignore this Iran-al Qaeda axis at our own peril"
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif tweeted in response: "From designating Cuba to fictitious Iran "declassifications" and AQ claims, Mr. "we lie, cheat, steal" is pathetically ending his disastrous career with more warmongering lies. No one is fooled. All 9/11 terrorists came from @SecPompeo's favorite ME destinations; NONE from Iran."

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