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Alireza Jafarzadeh is a controversial figure in Iranian politics. Some say he is an expert on Iran and a leading dissident, Others including the US Department of State and the Congressional Record link him to violent terrorist groups. On August 14, 2002, Jafarzadeh drew worldwide attention when he became either a whistleblower or a disseminator of anti-Iranian propaganda by claiming that Iran was running a secret nuclear facility in Natanz, and a dideuterium oxide facility in Arak. Jafarzadeh has gained a degree of credibility in that some of his claims have been shown to be true. This is not to say that many of his claims are later shown to be false.

Jafarzadeh is a Foreign Affairs Analyst for Fox News and is often a guest on Voice of America, andABC Radio Network's John Batchelor Show. He has spoken at Georgetown University and the University of Michigan. He currently heads Strategic Policy Consulting and is reportedly writing a book on Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

Since 1997, Jafarzadeh has also been one of the spokesmen for Mujahedeen-e Khalq group, which is regarded as a terrorist organization by the United States.

- Jafarzadeh's status as a "Scientist" is a subject of dispute. Jafarzadeh has no known scientific training, degrees, or positions that suggest a strong scientific knowledge or range of experience. On Jafarzadeh's own web site he writes, "Jafarzadeh earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, and his Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas, in Austin.""