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Iran Was the 'Perfect Choice' for Al-Qaeda, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Says
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1:30Now PlayingSecretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday accused Iran of having links to terrorism group al-Qaeda during a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Pompeo said he was publicly disclosing other information for the first time to show that the U.S. now believes Iran, which once closely monitored al-Qaeda operatives in the country, is giving them more freedom of movement and allowing it to establish an operational headquarters. He said that’s given the group new time and resources to fundraise and plot new attacks.
“Al-Qaeda now has time, because they’re inside Iran they have money,” Pompeo said. “They now have new tools for terror.”
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