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The Central Intelligence Agency has a long history of operational involvement in Iran, including intelligence failures during the 1978 riots [1], reliance on local intelligence agencies for domestic data [2], the compromise of spy networks in 1989 [3], and active efforts to destabilize the Iranian government in 1953 [4].
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History of the Central Intelligence Agency - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 2 facts
accountOn July 7, 1953, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) utilized operational leaks to broadcast radio announcements intended to destabilize the Iranian government prior to their intervention.
claimIn 1989, a mistake by the Central Intelligence Agency compromised its entire network of spies in Iran.
United States Foreign Intelligence Relationships everycrsreport.com 2 facts
claimCIA officers claimed that a reduction in human intelligence and covert action following the 1975 congressional investigations into U.S. intelligence activities forced the CIA to rely excessively on SAVAK (the Iranian intelligence agency) for information on Iran's domestic developments.
claimDuring the 1978 Iranian riots, the CIA failed to understand that SAVAK had a vested interest in shielding the Shah of Iran and the United States from receiving a candid assessment of the deteriorating conditions in Iran.