Zarif: US Trying To Whitewash 9/11 Facts Using Wild Claims against Iran
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described the US allegations about Iran's support for the al-Qaeda terror group as an attempt to "whitewash" the truth about the role US allies had in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
"A record low for the reach of petrodollars: CIA & FDD fake news w/ selective AlQaeda docs re: Iran can't whitewash role of US allies in 9/11," Zarif tweeted on Thursday.
Zarif's tweet came after the release of a 19-page al-Qaeda report in Arabic, which claimed Iran supported the extremist group before the 9/11 attacks.
Part of nearly 47,000 documents recently released by the CIA, the report quoted the group's slain leader Osama bin Laden as saying, "Anyone who wants to strike America, Iran is ready to support him and help him with their frank and clear rhetoric."
It further claimed that Iran and al-Qaeda could overlook their differences and join forces when it came to confronting the US.
The US government's 9/11 Commission made similar allegations, claiming Iranian officials met with al-Qaeda leaders in Sudan in either 1991 or early 1992.
Ignoring the fact that 15 of the 19 hijackers involved in the 9/11 attacks were Saudi nationals, the commission makes yet another wild claim, alleging that eight of the hijackers who kept passengers on the hijacked flights under control passed through Iran before arriving in the US.
Last year, a New York court ordered Iran to pay $7.5 billion in damages to the families of the 9/11 victims.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
