Islam in America > Iranian tech CEO from LA supplying Iran with info; Muslim HS Principal reassigned in Texas

 

California: Iranian Muslim tech CEO charged with supplying ‘sophisticated’ equipment to Iranian nuclear programs

Jun 3, 2026 5:00 pm By Robert Spencer17 Comments

While Trump hails his chimerical peace and his new friendship with Mojtaba Khamenei, some Iranians continue to pursue their jihad against the United States, even within America itself, despite the fact that they were welcomed here and given every consideration. The Qur’an nowhere says that if the infidels are nice to you, then don’t wage jihad against them.

Jamshid Ghomi, Department of Justice

California tech CEO arrested for allegedly supplying equipment to Iranian nuclear programs: DOJ

Fox News, June 3, 2026:

A California tech company CEO was arrested for allegedly supplying U.S. equipment to Iran’s nuclear and military establishment.

Jamshid Ghomi, 63, a dual Iranian and U.S. citizen residing in Newport Coast, Calif., is charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

Ghomi allegedly procured “sophisticated U.S.-origin networking, security, and encryption equipment for Iranian customers — including the Iranian regime’s nuclear and military establishment,” according to a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) press release.

“As alleged, Ghomi enriched himself by supplying U.S. technology to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and other sanctioned entities responsible for Iran’s nuclear program,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg said, per the statement….

Ghomi moved over $15 million from Iran into his U.S. bank accounts and a seperate escrow account, falsely reporting the money to the IRS as a foreign inheritance, according to the DOJ…

Texas: Muslim high school principal appointee reassigned; has defended Sharia and supported jihad against Israel

Jun 2, 2026 5:00 pm By Robert Spencer12 Comments

Since Shayma Alzubi has been reassigned, there has been a great hue and cry regarding “Islamophobia” and, inevitably, “racism,” but what if Shayma Alzubi had been a National Socialist, defending Hitler’s Germany and praising the Holocaust? Many would have seen more clearly that she should have been reassigned, but, of course, in that case she would have been a guest on Tucker Carlson’s show and become a celebrity among Jew-haters of all kinds. And that could happen in this case as well.

Shayma Alzubi, Fort Worth ISD

Fort Worth ISD reassigns new principal after backlash over social media posts

by Joe Kelley, KRLD, May 27, 2026:

Fort Worth Independent School District has reassigned newly hired Western Hills High School principal Shayma Alzubi just days after announcing her appointment, following intense conservative backlash over her past social media activity….

The district announced Alzubi as the new principal on May 22, 2026. On Tuesday, May 26, Fort Worth ISD removed the announcement from its social channels and confirmed she would be reassigned pending an internal investigation. District officials stated that some of her previous social media posts “may not align with the district’s social media policy and expectations for staff.”

Alzubi, who has worked in Fort Worth ISD since 2013 as a science teacher and later as an assistant principal at multiple campuses, drew criticism after screenshots of older posts surfaced online. The posts reportedly included support for Black Lives Matter, Palestinians, Dreamers, and explanations of Sharia law. Conservative activists and accounts amplified the content, urging the district to reconsider the hire.

Western Hills High School serves students in southwest Fort Worth. The rapid reversal comes as the district prepares for the new school year. No timeline has been given for the investigation’s completion or Alzubi’s new assignment. The district has declined further comment while the review is ongoing.

The episode highlights growing scrutiny of educators’ public statements and the challenges school districts face balancing hiring decisions with community expectations in a politically polarized environment. Fort Worth ISD serves approximately 70,000 students across the city.

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Fort Worth principal pick faces backlash, investigation over social media posts defending Sharia law

by Rachel del Guidice, Fox News, May 27, 2026:

A newly appointed Texas high school principal is facing backlash and a district investigation after her alleged past social media posts defending Sharia law and supporting progressive causes resurfaced online.

Shayma Alzubi, currently identified as an assistant principal for ninth grade at Southwest High School in Fort Worth, was selected by Fort Worth ISD as the next principal of Western Hills High School and announced the news in a recent Facebook post that now appears to have been deleted.

Alzubi’s appointment faced criticism online after screenshots from her past social media posts surfaced.

A Jan. 23 post shared by Alzubi appeared to defend Sharia law by comparing it to other religious ethics and standards like “biblical principles.”

An August 2021 repost from FWISD 4 ALL demanded people vote for mask mandates at a 2021 Fort Worth ISD school board meeting, as well as a photo of Alzubi and another person with “BLACK LIVES MATTER” banner text.

Another photo featured banner text that read, “I am #WithDreamers I SUPPORT DACA,” which refers to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, as well as an image of Alzubi accompanied by text that states, “Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine.”

In a Tuesday post on X, State Board of Education member Julie Pickren called for an investigation into Alzubi, writing, “I am calling on @teainfo to do an investigation into Shayma Alzubi for violations of Texas Code of Ethics for Administrators. Furthermore, I am asking for an investigation into Dept. Commissioner of School Governance Steve Lechelop who oversees the Fort Worth ISD Board of Managers.”

In a Tuesday update on X replying to her initial post, Pickren shared a statement she said came from the Fort Worth ISD suggesting that Alzubi could be reassigned pending an investigation….

 

Erdogan Following Putin in Strangling Free Speech and Hiding Truth

Turkey: Newspaper Under Threat Over Syria Arms Story

Cumhuriyet newspaper front page headline “Yanındayız,” meaning
“We stand beside you” - an expression of solidarity by intellectuals
protesting against the government assault on the newspaper. 

Cumhuriyet and Can Dündar should not be facing a criminal investigation for doing their job of researching and reporting the news

Emma Sinclair-Webb, Turkey researcher
Human Rights Watch

(Istanbul) – A criminal investigation has been opened against a Turkish newspaper and its editor for reporting on a matter of public interest, Human Rights Watch said today. It is the latest assault on media that challenge the government, days before Turkey’s June 7, 2015 general election. The investigation should be dropped immediately.

The Istanbul prosecutor opened the investigation on May 29, the day the national daily Cumhuriyet published a front-page news story by its editor, Can Dündar, including photographs and a link to an online video, purporting to reveal large quantities of mortar shells, grenade launchers, and ammunition hidden in a Turkish truck bound for Syria in January 2014. In publishing the images, the newspaper challenged Turkish government claims over more than a year that the trucks had been part of an operation run by Turkey’s National Intelligence Agency (MİT) to transport humanitarian assistance to Syria.

“Cumhuriyet and Can Dündar should not be facing a criminal investigation for doing their job of researching and reporting the news,” said Emma Sinclair-Webb, Turkey researcher at Human Rights Watch. “The criminal investigation should be dropped and Turkey’s political leaders should stop threatening journalists.”

The government has not sought parliamentary authorization to supply weapons to Syrian opposition groups. The incident has raised serious questions about the murky dimensions of Turkey’s suspected involvement with the conflict in Syria and the Turkish government’s effort to prevent any legal or journalistic scrutiny of Turkish intelligence operations.

The Istanbul public prosecutor initiated the investigation “on suspicion of obtaining information concerning state security, political and military espionage, revealing information that should be kept secret, and propaganda for a terrorist organization.” An Istanbul court imposed a media blackout on the story the same day.

Both Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have accused the newspaper and its editor of spying. Erdoğan in a May 31, 2015 television interview stated that “The person who wrote this news shall pay a heavy price for it, I won’t just let it go.” On June 2, the president lodged a separate complaint with the Ankara prosecutor against Dündar, accusing him of publishing “fake images and information” and of crimes including “attempting to overthrow the government, or partial or total prevention of government duties,” a crime for which the penalty is life imprisonment.

or any media, apparently

There has been controversy over allegations that trucks have transferred weapons through Turkey to Syria since January 2014, when public prosecutors in Turkey’s southern city of Adana attempted to investigate the allegations. Prosecutors twice acted on tip-offs and sought to examine the contents of trucks despite the Justice Ministry informing them that they had no authority to do so, contending that they were part of an intelligence agency operation to carry humanitarian assistance to Syria.

On May 8, 2015, four prosecutors and a gendarmerie officer involved in investigating the trucks were jailed pending investigation on suspicion of “obtaining and revealing information pertaining to state security” and “attempting to overthrow the government, or partial or total prevention of government duties.”

“Threatening Cumhuriyet newspaper and its editor with charges like spying for reporting on alleged arms transfers comes just weeks after four prosecutors were jailed for investigating the incident,” Sinclair-Webb said. “The criminal investigation and threats against the newspaper are part of an alarming pattern of the government clamping down on any scrutiny of its conduct.”

Of course turkey was supplying arms to Syrian rebels. Anything to stop the Iranian expansion is a good cause. Turkey is not doing anything differently from any other arms producing country - clandestinely providing arms to one side or another of a conflict; or, as is often the case, providing arms to both sides.

Turkey's problem is that it was caught doing so and instead of admitting the truth, they are trying to hide it, to bury it, as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, such draconian measures of control over the media do not ever reverse themselves, but continue to accumulate until the media is completely subservient to the regime in power.