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It turns out Iran’s intelligence services aren’t so intelligent after all. After a series of mortifying failures, Hossein Taeb Iran’s “untouchable” spy chief, with close ties to the supreme leader has been summarily thrown overboard. This was a man who enjoyed immense power and unimaginable resources, and was responsible for crushing domestic dissent and eliminating
An officer from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG) and a member of the Iranian Defense Ministry were pronounced dead after separate events in the line of duty. Sources outside Iran claim that the men were developing weapons for Hezbollah.
Tensions continue to rise between the governments of Israel and Iran after the mysterious deaths of Iranian missile scientist Ayoob Enterazi and senior military officer Colonel Ali Esmaelzadeh.