Overview
- The mosque posted an Instagram flyer calling Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “our leader” and announcing a mourning iftar, then deleted the post after reporters captured it.
- The remembrance dinner in Manassas featured special programming to honor Khamenei, according to the event notice and subsequent coverage.
- Several members of Congress publicly urged denaturalization or deportation of mosque affiliates following the tribute, though no new federal enforcement actions were reported.
- Tax records reported by investigators show the mosque received about $193,000 from the Alavi Foundation in 2004–2005, as the DOJ has long alleged Alavi acts as a conduit for Iran; full financial details remain opaque because houses of worship are not required to disclose donors.
- Prior controversies cited in the reports include a 2023 newsletter endorsing Hamas, a scrubbed tribute to IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani, the imam’s 2010 claim that Israel orchestrated 9/11, a 2021 CBP tile seizure later reversed, and co‑sponsorship of a “Stop the war on Iran” march at the White House.