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The folks from The Long War Journal<\/a>, as reported at The Weekly Standard<\/a> have the first analysis of a huge cache of data recovered from Bin Laden\u2019s Abbottabad compound. These files, documents, and images were amassed after the raid which claimed Bin Laden\u2019s life. One never-before-seen 19-page document contains a senior jihadist\u2019s assessment of the group\u2019s relationship with Iran. The author explains that Iran offered some \u201cSaudi brothers\u201d in al Qaeda \u201ceverything they needed,\u201d including \u201cmoney, arms\u201d and \u201ctraining in Hezbollah camps in Lebanon, in exchange for striking American interests in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.\u201d Iranian intelligence facilitated the travel of some operatives with visas, while sheltering others. Abu Hafs al-Mauritani, an influential ideologue prior to 9\/11, helped negotiate a safe haven for his jihadi comrades inside Iran. But the author of the file, who is clearly well-connected, indicates that al Qaeda\u2019s men violated the terms of the agreement and Iran eventually cracked down on the Sunni jihadists\u2019 network, detaining some personnel. Still, the author explains that al Qaeda is not at war with Iran and some of their \u201cinterests intersect,\u201d especially when it comes to being an \u201cenemy of America.\u201d Iran supporting al Qaeda? Here\u2019s my surprised look. It\u2019s pretty clear why this document dump did not occur during the one-sided Iran nuclear negotiation conducted by the past administration. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nPer Thomas Joscelyn and Bill Roggio, the stockpile contains:
\n* For the first time, there’s a picture of Hamza bin Laden, Osama’s secretive son, who’s never before been photographed.
\n* There’s a file with bin Laden’s hand-written, 228-page private journal.
\n* There’s a good deal of evidence that at the time of his death, bin Laden was still actively leading al Qaeda.
\n* Also, there’s a great deal of information on bin Laden’s ties to Iran and Iraq.
\nHere’s Joscelyn and Roggio on al Qaeda and Iran:<\/p>\n
\nBin Laden\u2019s files show the two sides have had heated disagreements. There has been hostility between the two. Al Qaeda even penned a letter to Ayatollah Khamenei demanding the release of family members held in Iranian custody. Other files show that al Qaeda kidnapped an Iranian diplomat to exchange for its men and women. Bin Laden himself considered plans to counter Iran\u2019s influence throughout the Middle East, which he viewed as pernicious.
\nHowever, bin Laden urged caution when it came to threatening Iran. In a previously released letter, bin Laden described Iran as al Qaeda\u2019s \u201cmain artery for funds, personnel, and communication.\u201d And despite their differences, Iran continued to provide crucial support for al Qaeda\u2019s operations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n