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US Iran-linked mosques seizure slammed
By: Nabil Raza
PARIS, France: American government move to seize four
mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a Muslim nonprofit
organization suspected of Iranian links has been condemned by Tehran
on Sunday.
Addressing to parliament, speaker Ali Larijani said: "Extension of
sanctions and restrictions against Iran for another year by the
American president and the blocking the accounts and assets of the
Alavi foundation in America is a real disgrace."
In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures
in U.S. history, prosecutors on Thursday filed a civil complaint in
federal court against the Alavi Foundation, seeking the forfeiture of
more than $500 million in assets.
The assets include bank accounts; Islamic centers consisting of
schools and mosques in New York, Maryland, California and Houston;
more than 100 acres in Virginia; and a 36-story Manhattan office
tower.
Confiscating the properties would be a sharp blow against Iran, which
the U.S. government has accused of bankrolling terrorism and trying to
build a nuclear bomb, charges Iran has denied.
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