Iranian general's relatives lived lavish L.A. lifestyle while promoting 'Iranian regime propaganda'
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Two Los Angeles-based relatives of a deceased Iranian leader were arrested by immigration agents after one of them extolled Iranian leadership and denigrated the United States and both repeatedly posted images and videos depicting a decidedly Western lifestyle, according to federal authorities and screenshots of the two women’s social media accounts.Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter Sarinasadat Hosseiny were arrested by U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Friday and had their green cards revoked, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement over the weekend, citing in particular Afshar’s “outspoken” support of the “totalitarian, terrorist regime in Iran.” Soleimani Afshar and her daughter are the niece and grand-niece, respectively, of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Maj.Gen.
Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a drone strike launched in the last days of President Trump’s first term, Rubio said.The general’s daughter has disputed the family connection, according to Iranian media, which has quoted a statement attributed to her saying that the two women bear no relation to the general and that the State Department’s claims are a “lie.”Soleimani Afshar’s posts on Instagram and Twitter, captured and republished by numerous news outlets, point to at least the appearance of a life of luxury.
Soleimani Afshar regularly published images and videos of herself in what appear to be designer clothes, engaging in activities associated with wealth, including riding in a Hummer and posing for glamour shots in short dresses.Her daughter posted photos in a similar, though at times more sexually provocative, vein.
None of the social media accounts appeared to be active, or their old posts accessible, as of Monday afternoon.California The Trump administration announced the arrests of two Los Angeles-based relatives of Qassem Suleimani, the Ira...