Inside secret SoCal lives of niece, grandniece of Iranian Gen. Soleimani before they were arrested by ICE in dramatic raid

The stunned Los Angeles renter of the property owned by the niece of Iranian terror mastermind Gen.Qasem Soleimani said he now realizes the mom and her daughter had been on ICE’s radar for some time before agents swooped on the quiet Tujunga home and hauled the pair away.Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, 47, and her daughter, Sarinasadat Hosseiny, 25, were arrested by ICE Friday and had their green cards revoked for ties to the Iranian regime.Afshar had celebrated attacks on US soldiers and military facilities, praised Iran’s Supreme Leader, called America the “Great Satan,” and voiced support for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated terror organization, according to the State Department.Piano instructor Halasius Bradford, 50, who rents a single-story property owned by Afshar, said the women were taken into custody in dramatic scenes about 5 p.m.

Friday.He said ICE had been active in the streets leading up to the arrests.Bradford said he was driving back to the property during the raid and arrived to find the street blocked off by ICE vehicles and three LAPD patrol cars.“It was crazy seeing what happened.

I saw three LAPD patrol cars and one or two from ICE,” he told the Post.“I didn’t see the women being taken away.”The Post’s visit to the home on Saturday revealed Afshar was living in a small ADU behind the main two-bedroom, two-bathroom home Bradford rents.

She had bought the Plainview Avenue property for $505,000 in 2021.Photos from the scene offer a glimpse into the women’s carefully curated Los Angeles lifestyle.Inside her humble home, about 20 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, was a selfie ring light and a full-form mannequin for her to hang her designer label outfits.She also drove a black Tesla, which on Saturday was stuffed with luxury goods, including a Miss Dior bag, some Hermes cushions, a Sephora makeup bag, and another gray leather handbag in the front passenger footwell.Some items inside the car bore Arabic writing,...