UK charity bosses hosted by Iranian military chief linked to terrorism

BritishcharitybosseswerehostedbyamilitarychiefinIranandexpressed­devotiontotheleadersofitsregime. SyedaUmmeFarwaandAliIffi,trusteesofLabaikYaZahra(LYZ),acharityregisteredintheUKwhichsaysits­objectiveisto“helpmankind”by­advancingtheMuslimfaithandwomen’srights,flewfromLondontoTehrantohold“culturalprogrammes”. DuringthetriplastyeartheywerefilmedatameetingwithSecondBrigadierGeneralMajidHashemi-Dana,aseniorcommanderoftheIslamicRevolutionaryGuardCorps(IRGC).ThegeneralrunsDefaPress,astatenewsagencyoverseenbyIran’sarmedforces,andinvitedthepairtovisititsoffices. Farwathengaveaninterview,inwhichshesaid:“Iknowalltheworkwe[atLYZ]havedoneandaredoingisfromtheperspectiveofImamKhomeini[thelatesupremeleaderofIran].NowthatIamherewithyou,Iam100percentcertainthatitisbackedbythespiritofImamKhomeini.Thesoulsofmartyrs,righteouspeople[clerics]…alwaysfollowthosewhoarebehindthemandthosewhowanttobuildtheworldbasedofftheirideas.