The office of Aliakbar Ojagnejad, the representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran Seyed Ali Khamenei in Azerbaijan, the head of the Iranian Cultural Center in Baku, and the Husseiniyya Mosque in Baku have been suspended.

The statement came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs on October 5. Coronavirus was named as the reason: “Husseiniyya Mosque is one of the places where coronavirus infection is widespread in recent days. Like other places, the Husseiniyya mosque has been closed. At present, the epidemiological service is taking appropriate measures there.”

Following this news, joyful sharing began on social networks and in the media, which meant the cessation of Ojagnejad's activities in Azerbaijan.

First of all, it should be noted that Aliakbar Ojagnejad is not an ordinary Iranian mullah. His voice has been well known on Iranian radio since Soviet times to people living on Azerbaijan's southern borders. In these speeches praising the Iranian Islamic Revolution, he campaigned to create a positive attitude towards the Tehran theocracy among the traditional Shiite population of Azerbaijan. Immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union, he was appointed head of an organization set up “to help Caucasian Muslims”. Shortly afterwards, he was appointed "organizer of students in Azerbaijan"(?!). And by whose order - authoritative theocratic leaders like Ayatollah Meshkini and Lankarani! He has been the head of the Iranian Cultural Center since 1993, and the authorized representative of the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist - the Supreme Leader Khamenei - in Azerbaijan since 1996.

All this, as they say, is good.

The downside is that the mosque is still closed. Has the Iranian Cultural Center headed by Mr. Ojagnejad been closed as an organization? As far as we know, no. As a last resort, since the Husseiniyya mosque was closed, he took his notebook under his arm, went, sat down and said that he was in a different place. That is, only our mosque that was closed. He's still in business. The organization is in place, the network is operational, the boiler is boiling.

It is another matter whether there were any "viruses" or virus threats in Mr. Ojagnejad's office other than the coronavirus that needed to be disinfected?

Everyone sees, imagines and presents Ojagnejad as a mystical Bond. But neither the state, nor non-governmental organizations, nor one of the competent and experienced comrades engaged in this work does not say why Ojagnejad's notebook (also called "office" in Iran) was closed?!

What is being prepared on or under this hearth?

Is it true that a Center and its head, whose name has been associated with noisy lawsuits and "espionage games" for years, have been expelled from the office because of the virus?

Is it so easy to shoot down Iran's longest-serving emissary in Azerbaijan? We closed the mosque, and… Is that all? Will he get on a plane to Tehran? For 31 years, he has been recruiting, training, brainwashing and networking people to build an Iranian-style state in Azerbaijan.

The export of the idea of the Islamic revolution is a strategic goal for Iran. Ojagnejad is one of the masters in this field. How many Iranian ambassadors have changed in Azerbaijan since independence? How many politicians, NGOs, journalists and other professionals have been arrested on charges of collaborating with Iranian special services? Up to N… But Mr. Ocagnejad is in his own place. In the status of a diplomat. As the head of an official body representing the state. Well, if it's right, then why these cries of joy, this mass dance?

There is no one speaking…

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Translator: Gulnara Rahimova