(Jewish Group) Two arrested for allegedly spying for Iran in U.S.

[Behind the Aegis]

(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!)

Two Iranian men were indicted on Monday for allegedly spying for Tehran in the United States, including conducting surveillance at a Jewish facility and gathering information on backers of the militant Iranian opposition Mujahideen-e Khalq, the Justice Department said.

Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, 38, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, and Majid Ghorbani, 59, an Iranian citizen and resident of California, were charged in the indictment with acting on behalf of Iran by conducting the surveillance, the Justice Department said in a statement. Both were arrested on Aug. 9.

The indictment alleges Doostdar travelled from Iran to the United States in July 2017 to collect intelligence about entities considered to be enemies of the Iranian government, including Israeli and Jewish interests as well as people associated with MEK, it said.

The Justice Department said Doostdar conducted surveillance in July 2017 of an ultraorthodox Jewish facility in Chicago, the Rohr Chabad House, including photographing the security features.

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[MosheFeingold]

1. Just doing their due diligence

As always, if strong action is taken against Iran (which I am not really opposed to given how much they support terrorism) the brunt of the counterattack will be felt by Jewish civilians.

Please do take due care. My shul had several retired policemen who were permitted (by civil law and the Rabbi) to carry their service pistols and who went through training on shooter protection. There are bound to be active or retired police or military in your synagogue.

We would also do drills and had guards when necessary.

Simple steps like locking the doors during service are also helpful.

We also would all vary our walking routes to shul and tried to meet at given times and walk in groups.

A little preparation can prevent a disaster.