...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet
militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word
Iranis a cognate form of
Aryan,the abbreviation
IRGCis a cognate form of
Stürmabteilung (or SA),the term
Supreme Guideis a cognate form of either
Shahor
Führeror maybe both, and they hate
on Monday said that it had caught 17 CIA spies operating in the country at sensitive facilities and that some of them had been sentenced to death.
A bigwig at the Ministry of Intelligence told a presser that the spies were found in "critical and crucial centers as well as the private sector" and that some were working as a "contractor or consultant," Iranian media reported.
Mwhahahahaha! Wrong spies! Try again. Should be fun to get more contractors to come work for your shrinking rials
The spies were found at nuclear, military, and cyber-crimes centers, the official said.
In June, Iran said it had dismantled a CIA spy network operating in the country and that it would provide more details at a later date.
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"The identified spies were employed in sensitive and vital private sector centers in the economic, nuclear, infrastructural, military and cyber areas...where they collected classified information," said a ministry statement read on state television.
Pictures of some of the alleged spies were reportedly shown on state TV, which also broadcast a documentary purporting to show a CIA officer recruiting an Iranian in the United Arab Emirates.