German mosque took orders from Iran, aided Hezbollah before closure – report
The recent closure of the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) in Germany has shed light on the extent to which the mosque was influenced by the Islamic Republic of Iran and aided Hezbollah. The documents reviewed by Der Spiegel reveal a troubling connection between the Centre, Iran, and the Lebanon-based terror group, Hezbollah. The fact that the Centre’s head, Mohammad Mofatteh, was in close communication with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s office and exchanged hundreds of messages with the Deputy Head of International Affairs for the Revolution Bureau is alarming.
The German Interior Ministry’s ban on the Centre and its subsidiaries in Frankfurt, Munich, and Berlin is a step in the right direction, but it begs the question: how many more of these centers are operating in the West, taking orders from foreign countries and promoting extremist ideologies?… Continue reading