Iran And It's Support Of Al Qaeda Concerns Western Intelligence Agencies

Senior U.S. officials tell ABC News that the government of Iran and al Qaeda leadership have secretly been in contact regarding the status of several of the terror group's high-level operatives under house arrest in that country. (ABC News Photo Illustration)

'Iran Loosening Grip On al-Qaida' -- Jerusalem Post/AP

US intelligence shows Teheran is re-examining ties with terror.

WASHINGTON — Al-Qaida operatives who have been detained for years in Iran have been making their way quietly in and out of the country, raising the prospect that Iran is loosening its grip on the terror group so it can replenish its ranks, former and current US intelligence officials said in a statements published Thursday.

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My Comment: Rumors and stories of Iranian - Al Qaeda links have been circulating for years, but this is an extensive report from the AP (via the Jerusalem Post) on how deep these links are.