On February 12, 2023, Hamid Mutashar, founder of the Ahvazi Liberal Party which is opposed to the Iranian regime,[1] tweeted a document which he said was sent September 22, 2022 from the office of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The document ordered Central Bank of Iran governor Ali Saleh-Abadi to transfer the sum of $4 billion to the personal Venezuelan bank account of Khamenei's son Mojtaba.
The tweeted document claimed to be Khamenei's order was dated days after the outbreak of protests by young people in Iran following the death of Mahsa Jina Amini while in custody of Iran's morality police. The document refers to the "extensive wave of rioting" in Iran and "the security institutions' declaration of a Level Orange alert."
It is notable that the document refers to Mojtaba as "Ayatollah." It is anticipated that Mojtaba will succeed his father.
The following is a translation of the document alleged to have been sent from Khamenei's office to the Central Bank governor, as tweeted by Mutashar, followed by Mutashar's tweet.
The Document Alleged To Be From Khamenei's Office To The Governor Of The Central Bank Of Iran
"[From:] the Office of the Supreme Leader Number: 1/39685
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Date: September 22, 2022
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"[To:] Dr. Ali Saleh-Abadi
"Governor of the Central Bank of Iran
"Greetings,
"In light of the current crisis in the country and the extensive wave of rioting by antirevolutionary elements and rioters across the country, and the security institutions' declaration of a Level Orange alert, your honor is requested to transfer the sum of $4 billion (U.S.) [sic] from the state treasury to the personal account of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei at the Central Bank of Venezuela, in Venezuela.
"[Signed,] Mohammadi Golpayegani, [Chief of Staff of Khamenei's office].[2]
Hamid Mutashar's Tweet
Below is Hamid Mutashar's February 12, 2023 tweet of the document.[3]
Twitter.com/HamedMusher/status/1625011567640051717
[1] The Ahvaz region in southern Iran is home to members of an Arab minority that is harshly oppressed by the Iranian regime. This region is also where most of Iran's oil and gas reserves are located. Several Ahvazi movements that operate in the region are calling for autonomy for its Arab population and even for liberation from the Iranian regime.
[2] Twitter.com/HamedMusher/status/1625011567640051717, February 12, 2023.
[3] Twitter.com/HamedMusher/status/1625011567640051717, February 12, 2023.
