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New Al-Qaeda leader lives in Iran, say US and UN

New Al-Qaeda leader lives in Iran, say US and UN
posted onFebruary 18, 2023
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Iran has provided the base for the new leader of the Al Qaeda Islamist terror organization, according to separate assessments released this week by the UN and the United States.

A UN report issued on Wednesday said Seif al-Adela former Egyptian intelligence officer with a $10 million bounty on his head — as the leader of Al Qaeda is based in Iran.

According to the UN report, “many Member States took the view that Seif al-Adel is already operating as the de facto and uncontested leader of the group.”

That same conclusion was endorsed on Wednesday by State Department spokesman Ned Price, who told a press briefing that al-Adel’s presence in Iran “is just another example of Iran’s wide-ranging support for terrorism, its destabilizing activities in the Middle East and beyond.”

Said Price: “Our assessment aligns with that of the UN – that al-Qaeda’s new de facto leader Saif al-Adel is based in Iran.” Al-Adel is wanted by the US for his involvement with the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.