From the Iran Primer: Analysis of Iran-Al Qaeda ‘Secret deal’

The Treasury Department is effectively accusing Iran of being an important link in Al Qaeda’s financing and recruitment. The designation states that this relationship dates back six years, to 2005. Both of those are new developments.

The Obama administration describes the United States as being at war with Al Qaeda. The US statement that Iran is providing direct and important assistance to Al Qaeda can only harden the US attitude about the challenge from Iran. …

(For more on this, please see: http://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2011/jul/28/analysis-iran-al-qaeda-%E2%80%9Csecret-deal%E2%80%9D)