Reply #4: Hell, they know Iran better than we ever did

[MADem]

They've had HUMINT assets in there since the days of the Shah. And they've never shied away from back door communications with the government of that nation, no matter who is leading it. They use each other as the designated boogeyman, but they still find ways to communicate through unobvious political channels.

As of 2005, Iran has the largest Jewish population in the Middle East outside of Israel. A large population of Iranian Jews reside in Israel with the President of Israel Moshe Katsav, the Defense Minister, former Chief of Staff Shaul Mofaz and Israeli hip-hop star Kobi Shimoni (Subliminal) being the most famous of this group....
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