The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the United Kingdom jointly announced on January 29, 2024, a comprehensive and coordinated effort to confront a network responsible for orchestrating transnational acts of repression. This network, led by Iranian narcotics trafficker Naji Ibrahim Sharifi-Zindashti, operated at the behest of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), targeting Iranian dissidents and opposition activists globally.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the United Kingdom jointly announced on January 29, 2024, a comprehensive and coordinated effort to confront a network responsible for orchestrating transnational acts of repression. This network, led by Iranian narcotics trafficker Naji Ibrahim Sharifi-Zindashti, operated at the behest of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), targeting Iranian dissidents and opposition activists globally.
The findings by The People's Olive Branch investigative team were brought to the attention of Mr. Jan Bergemann, President, of Cyber Citizens For Justice, Inc. (CCFJ), who told our investigative reporter in a phone call on February 20th 3:02 p.m. that, “he doesn’t want to get involved in that case and that he doesn’t care what happens there...” He followed it by stating that our team at The People's Olive Branch "is small...that we better watch what we publish." Mr. Jan Burgemann hung up on our investigative reporter shortly thereafter. In an email communication, Mr. Bergemann doubled down by saying “Please don’t bother me with your nonsense!” and denied the statements he had made over the initial phone communication.
According to REUTERS, a Trump ally, David Bossie presented a draft resolution aimed at declaring former President Donald Trump as the GOP’s presumptive nominee for the 2024 general election. However, the January 25th resolution was quickly withdrawn hours after Trump opposed the measure on Truth social.