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2017-03-06 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran indicts ex-nuke negotiator likely on suspicion of espionage

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Posted by trailing wife 2017-03-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 And then there is Robert Levinson, a Jewish American with no dual citizenship, whose return then-Secretary of State John Kerry said was a priority to the Obama administration when he was "negotiating" the Iran nuclear deal. The Times of Israel reminds us

Levinson disappeared during a trip to Iran’s Kish Island on March 9, 2007. A 2013 Associated Press investigation found he was working for the CIA on an unauthorized intelligence-gathering mission to find information about Iran’s nuclear program. US officials have said they are no longer certain he remains in the country.

The 2013 AP investigation showed that in a breach of the most basic CIA rules, a team of analysts — with no authority to run spy operations — paid Levinson to gather intelligence from hotspots around the world, including the Middle East and Latin America.

The official story when Levinson disappeared was that he was in Iran on private business, either to investigate cigarette smuggling or to work on a book about Russian organized crime. It has a presence on Kish, a tourist island.

His family is calling on President Trump to fulfill his campaign promise and bring the man home.

Posted by trailing wife 2017-03-06 09:39|| 2017-03-06 09:39|| Front Page Top

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