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Source: https://www.commentarymagazine.com/vivian-bercovici/iran-al-qaeda-and-joe-bidens-middle-east-trap/
Iran and Al-Qaeda
(Commentary) Vivian Bercovici - The exposure of al-Qaeda's no. 2 operative, Abu Muhammad al-Masri, being protected by the Iranian regime makes it much more difficult for the Biden administration to court Iran. The leak of news of the operation in which al-Masri was killed in central Tehran will surely heighten the pressure on Biden to rethink his approach to JCPOA and Iran. Americans are likely to be enraged by the prospect of appeasing a nation that harbors and supports al-Qaeda's leadership. The writer served as Canada's ambassador to Israel.