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Iran Eases Grip on Al-Qaeda
(AP) Adam Goldman and Matt Apuzzo - Al-Qaeda 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 U.S. intelligence officials say. A major concern among U.S. officials is that this movement foreshadows the release of al-Qaeda's "management council," including some of al-Qaeda's most dangerous figures. Some experts believe that anyone from al-Qaeda freed to leave Iran must be returning to the battlefield. Others believe that terrorists may actually be working for Iran, gathering intelligence or passing messages before returning to Iran.