Likely Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ national security advisor has spoken more than once to a lobbying group that advocates for positions sympathetic to the Iranian regime, and told then-President Donald Trump to “keep quiet” about supporting anti-government protesters in Iran.
Philip Gordon, who served as Special Assistant to the President and White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Region, rose from Harris’ deputy national security adviser to the top spot in 2022.
Gordon has spoken at least twice before the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), which, according to Tablet Magazine, was “a willing advocate for a theocratic regime that brutally tortures and murders its own citizens while spreading death throughout the Middle East.” Tablet added, “The convergence of views between the Obama administration and the pro-Iran…
