Another Khashoggi? Iran murdered dissident in Istanbul, why the cover-up?

Vardanjani was a critic of Tehran’s regime and spoke out on social media. “I will root out the corrupt mafia commanders – pray they don’t kill me before I do this,” he wrote.

A demonstrator holds a poster with a picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October 25, 2018.

(photo credit: REUTERS/OSMAN ORSAL)

BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

MARCH 29, 2020 16:42

Another Khashoggi? Iran murdered dissident in Istanbul, why the cover-up?

Vardanjani was a critic of Tehran’s regime and spoke out on social media. “I will root out the corrupt mafia commanders – pray they don’t kill me before I do this,” he wrote.

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Another Khashoggi? Iran murdered dissident in Istanbul, why the cover-up?

Vardanjani was a critic of Tehran’s regime and spoke out on social media. “I will root out the corrupt mafia commanders – pray they don’t kill me before I do this,” he wrote.

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