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| ⚫ | '''Alireza Jafarzadeh''' is an expert on [[Iran|Iranian]] [[Iran's nuclear program|nuclear proliferation]], [[terrorism]], and [[Islamist terrorism|Islamic extremism]]. On [[August 14]], [[2002]], Jafarzadeh drew worldwide attention when he became a [[whistleblower]] by revealing that Iran was running a secret nuclear facility in [[Natanz]], and a [[Heavy water|dideuterium oxide]] facility in [[Arak, Iran|Arak]]. This revelation triggered the inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of Iranian nuclear sites. Jafarzadeh has since been a target of Iranian regime's propaganda machine. |
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'''Alireza Jafarzadeh''' was born in [[Mashad]], [[Iran]]<ref name="ii1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.iran-interlink.org/files/info/Jafarzadeh%20bio.htm|title=Employee's True Face - Background of a Fox News Analyst |accessdate=2006-05-01|publisher=Iran Interlink}}</ref>. He moved to the [[United States of America]] before the 1979 [[Iranian Revolution]]. In the USA he studied [[civil engineering]], obtaining his [[Bachelor's degree|bachelors degree]] from the [[University of Michigan]] in [[Ann Arbor]], and a [[masters degree]] from the [[University of Texas]] in [[Austin]]<ref name="spc1">{{Cite web|url=http://spcwashington.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=43&limit=1&limitstart=1|title=Biography: Alireza Jafarzadeh |accessdate=2006-05-01|publisher=Strategic Policy Consulting |year=2005}}</ref>. |
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| ⚫ | Jafarzadeh is a [[Foreign affairs|Foreign Affairs Analyst]] for [[Fox News]] and is often a guest on [[Voice of America]], or [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Radio Network's [[John Batchelor|John Batchelor Show]]. He has lectured at [[Georgetown University]] and the [[University of Michigan]]. He currently heads [[Strategic Policy Consulting]]. |
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Jafarzadeh married Robabeh Sadeghi of [[Babol]], Iran, in 1986 and the couple were divorced four years later. Both the marriage and the divorce were allegedly performed under orders from [[Massoud Rajavi]], leader of the [[Mujahedin-e Khalq]] (MEK)<ref name="globalpolitician1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalpolitician.com/articleshow.asp?ID=1187&cid=2&sid=4|title=Exiled Iranian Resistance Could Help Pressure Tehran|accessdate=2006-05-01|publisher=Global Politician|year=2005|author=van Engelen, Angelique}}</ref>. |
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Jafarzadeh's name first appears in the media in a [[Houston Chronicle]] article dated December 24, 1986, where he is described as a spokesman for the MEK. In the article he denied [[US State Department]] claims the MEK was a terrorist organization responsible for the [[assassination]] of at least six Americans in Iran<ref name="hc24dec86">{{Cite news|title=Iranian torture victims denounce arms sales |publisher=Houston Chronicle|author=Trounson, Rebecca|date=[[1986-12-24]]}}</ref>. |
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Jafarzadeh was the public spokesperson for the [[National Council of Resistance of Iran]] until its office in Washington was closed by the US State Department in 2002 on the grounds that it was a front group for the MEK, by then listed as a [[terrorism|terrorist organistion]].<ref name="glw22feb06">{{Cite web|url=http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2006/657/657p16.htm|title=IRAN: US relies on terrorists for nuke 'intelligence’|accessdate=2006-05-01|publisher=Green Left Weekly|year=2006|author=Lorimer, Doug|work=Green Left Weekly, February 22, 2006. }}</ref>. |
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| ⚫ | On [[August 14]], [[2002]], Jafarzadeh drew worldwide attention when he became a [[whistleblower]] by revealing that Iran was running a secret nuclear facility in [[Natanz]], and a [[Heavy water|dideuterium oxide]] facility in [[Arak, Iran|Arak]]. |
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He also heads his own company, [[Strategic Policy Consulting, Inc.]], where he consults as an expert on [[Iran's nuclear program]], [[terrorism]], and [[Islamist terrorism|Islamic extremism]]. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.iran-interlink.org/files/info/Jafarzadeh%20bio.htm Employee's True Face - Background of a Fox News Analyst] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Engineering]] |
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Revision as of 07:41, 11 July 2006
Alireza Jafarzadeh is an expert on Iranian nuclear proliferation, terrorism, and Islamic extremism. On August 14, 2002, Jafarzadeh drew worldwide attention when he became a whistleblower by revealing that Iran was running a secret nuclear facility in Natanz, and a dideuterium oxide facility in Arak. This revelation triggered the inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of Iranian nuclear sites. Jafarzadeh has since been a target of Iranian regime's propaganda machine.
Jafarzadeh is a Foreign Affairs Analyst for Fox News and is often a guest on Voice of America, or ABC Radio Network's John Batchelor Show. He has lectured at Georgetown University and the University of Michigan. He currently heads Strategic Policy Consulting.