Niece of notorious Iranian Gen. Soleimani cheered Tehran’s threats, boosted regime propaganda in social posts before ICE arrest
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“Niece of notorious Iranian Gen. Soleimani cheered Tehran’s threats, boosted regime propaganda in social posts before ICE arrest”
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Wikipedia entries retrieved are unrelated to Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, her social media activity, or her arrest by ICE. No corroboration found in cross-references or web search results.
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— Behesht-e Zahra (Persian: بهشت زهرا [beˈheʃtʰe zæhˈɹɒː]; lit. 'Paradise of Zahra') is the largest cemetery in Iran. Located in the southern part of metropolitan Tehran, it is connected to the city by …
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— The history of Iran (also known as Persia) is intertwined with Greater Iran, which is a region encompassing all of the areas that have witnessed significant settlement or influence by the Iranian peop…
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— This is an alphabetic list of notable people from Iran or its historical predecessors.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Iranians
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“In vulgar posts, Afshar called the US the 'Great Satan' and celebrated attacks against American soldiers stationed in the Middle East”
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— Afghans in Iran are citizens of Afghanistan who are temporarily residing in Iran as refugees or asylum seekers. They form the largest percent of the Afghan diaspora. The first wave of Afghans crossed …
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— The history of Iran (also known as Persia) is intertwined with Greater Iran, which is a region encompassing all of the areas that have witnessed significant settlement or influence by the Iranian peop…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iran
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iran
“Afshar wrote, 'Taking war reparations from the scum who sold out their homeland is very satisfying' in an Instagram story”
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“Afshar circulated a wartime claim about Iran’s strength against US forces”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Afshar shared wartime claims about Iran's strength against U.S. forces.
“Afshar backed escalating threats from Tehran targeting Iranians abroad — including warnings of asset seizures and even execution”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Afshar supported threats from Tehran targeting Iranians abroad.
“Afshar shared a headline: 'Wall Street Journal: Internal pressure against Trump regarding war with Iran is growing'”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm the Wall Street Journal headline about internal pressure against Trump regarding Iran.
“Afshar shared a state media announcement declaring the rise of Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Afshar shared state media announcements about Mojtaba Khamenei becoming Supreme Leader.
“Afshar shared an anti-opposition graphic targeting Reza Pahlavi, Iran’s last Shah’s eldest son”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Afshar shared anti-opposition graphics targeting Reza Pahlavi.
“Afshar entered the US in 2015 on a tourist visa, was granted asylum in 2019, and secured a green card in 2021”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Afshar's immigration timeline (2015 tourist visa, 2019 asylum, 2021 green card).
“Afshar’s daughter, Sarinasadat Hosseiny, was arrested by ICE agents and had her green card revoked”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Afshar's daughter was arrested by ICE or had her green card revoked.
“The State Department stripped legal status from Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larjiani, daughter of a top Iranian regime figure”
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