Saturday, July 17, 2010

Was The Iranian Nuclear Defector A Double Agent?

Was he a double agent? Shahram Amiri, the Iranian nuclear scientist who defected to the US, reunited with wife and son in Tehran Photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES

CIA Suspects Iranian Nuclear Defector Who Returned To Tehran Was A Double Agent -- The Telegraph

The CIA is investigating whether Shahram Amiri, the Iranian nuclear scientist who defected to the US but last week flew back to Tehran, was a double agent.


The strange case of Shahram Amiri has puzzled US intelligence chiefs who approved a $5 million payment to him for information about Iran's illicit nuclear programme.

Former US intelligence agents have predicted that Mr Amiri will disappear into prison or even face death, despite the hero's welcome he was accorded as he was met by his wife and hugged his seven-year-old son.

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More News On The Return To Iran Of A Nuclear Defector

Iranian Bloggers: Amiri Was A Double Agent -- Radio Free Europe
CIA says it moved Iranian scientist, 2nd informant to U.S. over safety concerns -- Washington Post
U.S. Says Scientist Aided C.I.A. While Still in Iran -- New York Times
Iranian defector could spend rest of life in fear -- AP
Mystery Surrounds Iranians Turning Up In U.S. -- NPR
Inside the CIA's slush fund for informants -- MSNBC
No Place Like Iran -- Newsweek

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