US Funding Sunni Terror Groups in Iran

US war on terror or funding the terroerists? A report on Sunday said that Washington has been funding covert operations to destabilize the Iranian government, with full approval from the US Senate. Writing in the New Yorker magazine, investigative journalist Seymour Hersch said the tempo of operations against Iran has escalated in recent months, with cross border raids by US Special Forces, and the funding of indigenous armed opposition groups such as the Jundallah, which operates in the southeastern border region with Pakistan. Hersch claims Senate and Congressional leaders "quietly" agreed to $400 million (200 million) in funding for clandestine operations against Iran aimed at regime change and disrupting the country's nuclear energy program. Iran has blamed US and British agents based in neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan... [read full story]