New U.S. Intelligence Assessment Removes Iran and Hizbullah from List of Terrorism Threats

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hezbollahAn n annual report delivered recently to the US Senate by James Clapper, the director of National Intelligence, removed Iran and Hezbollah from its list of terrorism threats, after years in which they featured in similar reports.

The unclassified version of the Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Communities, dated February 26, 2015 (PDF), noted Iran’s efforts to combat Sunni extremists, including those of the ultra-radical Islamic State group, who were perceived to constitute the preeminent terrorist threat to American interests worldwide.
In describing Iran’s regional role, the report noted the Islamic Republic’s “intentions to dampen sectarianism, build responsive partners, and deescalate tensions with Saudi Arabia,” but cautioned that “Iranian leaders-particularly within the security services-are pursuing policies with negative secondary consequences for regional stability and potentially for Iran.

“Iran’s actions to protect and empower Shia communities are fueling growing fears and sectarian responses,” it said.

The United States and other Western nations, along with a coalition of regional allies, both Sunni and Shiite, has been launching attacks against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in recent months. The Sunni group, also known by its acronyms IS, ISIS and ISIL, is an offshoot of al-Qaeda that has carved out a self-proclaimed caliphate across large swaths of Syria and Iraq, both of whose governments are allied with Iran’s.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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4 COMMENTS

  1. Pretty Soon, Obama will give a reprieve to Mr. Osama Bin Laden Too. This is asinine.

    I could not believe this headline.

    Obama is likely the reasoning I could only imagine.

    If you can deal with the terrorist, maybe he will smile at your daddy.

    What a horror.

  2. Barak Obama makes Neville Chamberlain look like a hero. I don’t think even Natanyahu imagined this back-room deal to totally “kasher” Iran if only it will hand Obama the foolish feather he needs for his dunce cap- a nuclear deal on any terms.

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