TEHRAN: Iran has accused the CIA of spreading ‘fake news’ about the Islamic republic with newly declassified files seized in the 2011 raid in Pakistan in which al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed.
The CIA on November 1 released 470,000 additional files found in May 2011 when US Navy SEALs burst into bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad and shot him dead.
The CIA on November 1 released 470,000 additional files found in May 2011 when US Navy SEALs burst into bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad and shot him dead.
The release of the files comes as US President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to ramp up pressure on Iran, refusing to certify a landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
The Fars news agency, which is close to Iranian conservatives, said Thursday that the selective publication of documents by the CIA related to Al-Qaeda was part of efforts “to put pressure on Iran”.
