Iranian Directorate
The Iranian Directorate or Directorate for Iran is a unit of
Lt. Col. Barry E. Venable, a spokesman for the Pentagon, confirmed the creation of the directorate for Iran in both a phone conversation and an email message. "As the State Department stated in early March (Daily Press Brief, Mar. 3), the U.S. Government is organizing itself better to address what
Membership
The acting director of the Iranian Directorate is not publicly known but has been reported to be military officer Ladan Archin.[2] Some of the other members are: former director of the Office of Special Plans, Abram Shulsky, Project for the New American Century member Reuel Marc Gerecht, and Defense Intelligence Agency analyst, John Trigilio.[1][3]
Aims
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The Los Angeles Times claimed that the purpose of the Iranian Directorate in the Pentagon is to "undercut the government in Tehran" together with the Office of Iranian Affairs in the State Department.[3]
See also
References
- ^ The Raw Story. Archived from the originalon June 19, 2006. Retrieved 2006-06-17.
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- ^ a b Rozen, Laura (May 19, 2006). "U.S. Moves to Weaken Iran". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2006-06-17.
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