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Tehran’s elite have no business having plum jobs in our universities

Nypost · · 717 words · By Kevin Cohen
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/opinion/the-offspring-of-irans-leadership-have-no-…

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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The detention of Hamideh Soleimani Afshar in Los Angeles—niece of the late IRGC commander Qassem Soleimani”
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Multiple independent web sources (AOL, Google News, and another news report) confirm that Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, niece of Qassem Soleimani, was detained by ICE in Los Angeles.
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web search NEUTRAL — His niece, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, and her daughter were detained by US immigration authorities. According to pic.x.com/IrJKCtRuym. Posted on X04/04/2026 20:09.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, who showcased her lavish lifestyle in Los Angeles, was detained on Friday (April 3) by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.The niece of an Iranian military gen…
https://www.aol.com/articles/iranian-general-niece-arrested-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, 47, and her daughter Sarinasadat Hosseiny, 25, were detained by ICE on Friday while living in the City of Angels. Afshar had celebrated the deaths of US soldiers during Presi…
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15706499/Hamideh-Sole…
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“Following the federal revocation of her green card”
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Multiple sources report that the State Department/Secretary Rubio revoked the green cards of Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter are now in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As identified by both press reporting and her own social media commentary, Soleimani Afsha…
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/20…
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web search NEUTRAL — "Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter are now in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement," the State Department said in a statement after Rubio revoked their green cards.
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-892035
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web search NEUTRAL — State Department Revokes Green Cards for 12 Relatives of Iran Officials in Los Angeles Area. The actions also reached other relatives of prominent Iranian figures. Just last week before April 11, the …
https://www.visaverge.com/news/state-department-revokes-gree…
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“the reported exit of Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani from Emory University”
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Three independent sources confirm that Dr. Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani left or was removed from her position at Emory University.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani was previously listed on the Emory University School of Medicine's website as an assistant professor in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology.
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-884405
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani, whose late father was a top official in Tehran, was removed from her post at the prestigious Atlanta school following mounting outrage over her family’s ties to the regi…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/04/us-news/daughter-of-top-irania…
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web search NEUTRAL — In January, Larijani’s daughter, Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani, left her position as an assistant professor in the department of hematology and medical oncology at the medical school of Emory University, …
https://www.aol.com/articles/ali-larijani-irans-security-chi…
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“Leila Khatami, daughter of former President Mohammad Khatami, is a mathematics professor in New York.”
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The web search results for 'Leila Khatami' returned a general Wikipedia page for the name 'Leila', a restaurant, and an Instagram profile, but no evidence regarding a mathematics professor in New York related to Mohammad Khatami.
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web search NEUTRAL — Leila (Arabic: لَيْلَى, Hebrew: לילה, Syriac: ܠܹܠܝܵܐ), also spelt Layla, is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. It is popular in the Middle East, including Arabic-speaking countries, Iran, Turkey,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leila_(name)
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Leila offers an enchanting dining experience in San Diego with an "immersive atmosphere," transporting guests to the Middle East. The "delicious food" and "exceptional service" make it a m…
https://www.opentable.com/r/leila-san-diego
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web search NEUTRAL — 2M Followers, 605 Following, 188 Posts - Leila Santese (@lelasohnabaka) on Instagram: ""
https://www.instagram.com/lelasohnabaka/
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“Ehsan Nobakht, son of a former deputy health minister, reached the faculty at George Washington University.”
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The web search results provided for this claim are completely irrelevant (IP address checkers) and contain no information about Ehsan Nobakht or George Washington University.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find out what your public IPv4 and IPv6 address is revealing about you! My IP address information shows your IP location; city, region, country, ISP and location on a map.
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“Zahra Mohaghegh, with ties to the Larijani power network, oversees research in nuclear and radiological engineering at the University of Illinois.”
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University of Illinois official faculty pages and The American Spectator confirm Zahra Mohaghegh is a professor in the Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering.
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web search NEUTRAL — Zahra Mohaghegh is a Professor and Donald Biggar Willett Faculty Scholar in the Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
https://npre.illinois.edu/people/profile/zahra13
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web search NEUTRAL — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Department of Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering. Zahra Mohaghegh.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zahra-Mohaghegh
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web search NEUTRAL — Zahra Mohaghegh, tied to the Larijani network, now leads research in nuclear, plasma, and radiological engineering at the University of Illinois. Zeinab Hajjarian, daughter of senior Iranian political…
https://spectator.org/from-tehran-to-the-faculty-lounge/
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“Zeinab Hajjarian, daughter of senior strategist Saeed Hajjarian, entered the biomedical faculty at UMass Lowell.”
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The UMass Lowell faculty directory and two other reports confirm Zeinab Hajjarian is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the daughter of Saeed Hajjarian.
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web search NEUTRAL — Zeinab Hajjarian, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.Department of Biomedical Engineering UMass Lowell Falmouth Hall 302 One Universi…
https://www.uml.edu/engineering/biomedical/faculty/hajjarian…
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web search NEUTRAL — Zeinab Hajjarian is the daughter of Saeed Hajjarian, a bigwig in the regime’s security and intelligence services who had the ear of Ayatollah Khomeini in the 1980s. She’s a biomedical engineering prof…
https://dcjournal.com/time-for-the-great-satan-to-send-home-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Other examples include Zeinab Hajjarian, the daughter of Saeed Hajjarian, a well‑known adviser in Iran’s political system, who holds a faculty position at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/who-are-irans-n…
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“In the UK, Hadi Larijani directs a technology research center at Glasgow Caledonian University.”
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Official university pages and LinkedIn confirm Hadi Larijani is a Professor of Computer Networks and Intelligent Systems at Glasgow Caledonian University.
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web search NEUTRAL — Glasgow Caledonian University, School of Engineering and Computing, Faculty Member.Uploads. Papers by Hadi Larijani. Research paper thumbnail of Random Neural Network Based Intelligent Intrusion Detec…
https://gcal.academia.edu/HadiLarijani
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web search NEUTRAL — · Experience: Glasgow Caledonian University · Education: Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh · Location: Greater Glasgow Area · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Prof. Hadi Larijani’s profile on LinkedIn, a…
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/prof-hadi-larijani-45a15022
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web search NEUTRAL — Glasgow Caledonian University. Glasgow, United Kingdom. Position. Professor of Computer Networks and Intelligent Systems. June 2000 - August 2015.Hadi Larijani. Traditionally call centres were based o…
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hadi-Larijani
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“Parents are currently paying over $80,000 a year for tuition and housing”
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No evidence was provided or found in the search results to verify the specific cost of tuition and housing.
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“Kevin Cohen is CEO of RealEye, Head of Cyber Intelligence at Trident Group America, and a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, The Spectator.”
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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding Kevin Cohen's professional roles.
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.