Back in April 2008, a high-ranking British intelligence official made a trip to Tel Aviv to reveal a shocking piece of information to his Israeli counterparts: there was a mole in Iran who had access to the country’s nuclear and defense secrets.
This spy had been providing valuable intelligence for years, which proved critical in eliminating any doubts in Western capitals about Iran’s nuclear weapons program and in convincing the world to impose sweeping sanctions against Tehran, according to intelligence officials.
The identity of this spy had been kept secret for a long time. However, the execution of a former deputy defense minister named Alireza Akbari on espionage charges in Iran on January 11, 2023, revealed something that had been hidden for 15 years: Mr. Akbari was the British mole.
Mr. Akbari had been leading a double life for a long time. To the public, he was a religious zealot and political hawk, a senior military commander of the Revolutionary Guards and a deputy defense minister…
2023-05-01 02:11:17
Article from www.nytimes.com
