...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for
spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet
militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word
Iranis a cognate form of
Aryan.The abbreviation
IRGCis the same idea as
Stürmabteilung (or SA).The term
Supreme Guideis a the modern version form of either
Duceor
Führeror maybe both. They hate
to Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is
God is Great, Death to Americaâ„¢, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
rebels in Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
has been sentenced to 40 years in a US prison on five counts.
| And that is why it’s filed under Home Front: WoT and not India/Pakistan. |
Pahlawan's crew, who were working as fishermen, according to the US case, testified they had been duped into taking part and were not aware of the real plot.
| …which may or may not be true. But regardless, they weren’t the brains of the operation. |
The components found on Pahlawan's boat were "some of the most sophisticated weapon systems that Iran proliferates to other terrorist groups", US federal prosecutors said after his trial.
The 49-year-old was sentenced after being convicted on five counts, including terrorism offences and transporting weapons of mass destruction. He has been convicted on five counts, making a total of 480 months or 40 years.
The eight crew members who testified in court said they had no idea what was inside the large packages on board the boat, named the Yunus.
One crew member said that when he questioned Pahlawan about it, he was told to mind his own business.
Pahlawan referred to himself as a "walking dead person" in text message exchanges with his wife in Pakistain, sent in the days before the January 2024 voyage, which would get him arrested.
"Just pray that [we] come back safely," said the message, used as evidence in court.
"Why do you talk like this, 'may or may not come back'," she asked him.
Pahlawan told her: "Such is the nature of the job, my dear, such is the nature of the job."
His final words to her before sailing were: "Keep me in your prayers. May God take me there safely and bring me back safely, alright. Pray."
The prosecution told the court that Pahlawan was paid 1,400 million rials ( 25,200; $33,274), "part of a larger operation" funded and co-ordinated by two Iranian brothers, Yunus and Shahab Mir'kazei.
The US alleges the Mir'kazei brothers are affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Pahlawan made two successful smuggling voyages before he was caught - one in October 2023, and a second two months later.