brief - Iran 911 Case

of Osama bin Laden: ―in late 2001, Sa‘ad bin Laden facilitated the travel of Usama binLaden‘s family members from Afghanistan to Iran. Sa‘ad made key decisions for alQaida and was part of a small group of al Qaida members that was involved in managingthe terrorist organization from Iran.‖ Ex. 30; see also Ex. 8, Clawson Affid 54, 62.The January 16, 2009 Treasury report further states that Mustafa Hamid, a senioral Qaeda member and the father-in-law of top-level al Qaeda commander Saef al Adel,―served as a primary interlocutor between al Qaida and the Government of Iran. . . .While living in Iran, Hamid was harbored by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps(IRGC), which served as Hamid‘s point of contact for communications between al Qaidaand Iran.‖ Ex. 30. 80 Further, in the late 1990s, Mustafa Hamid passed communicationsbetween Osama bin Laden and the Government of Iran and, in late 2001, while in Tehran,Hamid negotiated with the Iranians, on behalf of al Qaeda, ―to relocate al Qaida familiesto Iran‖ after the 9/11 attacks. Id; see also Ex, 8, Clawson Affid. 53.80 According to the U.S. Treasury Department designation:Ex. 30.In the mid-1990s, Mustafa Hamid reportedly negotiated a secret relationship betweenUsama Bin Laden and Iran, allowing many al Qaida members safe transit through Iran toAfghanistan.In the late 1990s, Mustafa Hamid passed communications between Usama bin Ladenand the Government of Iran. When tensions were high between Iran and Afghanistan,Mustafa Hamid traveled multiple times from Kandahar to Tehran as an intermediary forthe Taliban.In late 2001, Mustafa Hamid was in Tehran delivering messages from the Taliban to theGovernment of Iran. Hamid also negotiated on behalf of al Qaida in an attempt torelocate al Qaida families to Iran. As part of this effort, senior al Qaida member AbuHafs the Mauritanian traveled with Hamid and two IRGC members to Tehran formeetings.83