Mike Pompeo claims Iran is new ‘home base’ of al-Qaida
By DW
13 January 2021 |
11:19 am
The top US diplomat has claimed, without evidence, that the Islamist militant group has established a new base of operations in Iran, moving away from Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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