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category: "Political Figure"
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tags:
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- Person
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- CIA
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- NSA
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- Israel
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summary: "Colonel Mohammed Jalali was the Defense Minister of Iran."
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Colonel [[Mohammed Jalali]] was the Defense Minister of [[Iran]]. He was a key figure in the Iranian government's arms procurement during the [[Iran-Iraq War]] and had direct dealings with [[Israel|Israeli]] and [[United States|U.S.]] officials.[^1]
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According to [[Ari Ben-Menashe]], Jalali worked with the [[Iran-Israel Joint Committee|Israeli Joint Committee]] and was involved in negotiations for arms sales to Iran, and in July 1987 he met with [[Robert Gates]] in [[Kansas City]] to seek assurances that arms supplies to Iran would continue despite the [[Iran-Contra Affair]] scandal. He also expressed concern about the U.S. supporting the supply of chemical weapons to [[Iraq]].[^1]
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In late 1985, Jalali was part of a faction within the Iranian Supreme Council that was loyal to [[Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani|Hojjat El-Islam Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani]]. He opposed the [[Oliver North|North]]-[[Amiram Nir|Nir]] second channel for arms sales to Iran, and Rafsanjani assured Israel that there would be no sales through these new people.[^1]
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Jalali was involved in the deal concerning the three [[C-130]] aircraft. He requested these planes in exchange for the release of three Israeli soldiers held in [[Lebanon]]. He also pushed for the payment to [[Chile]] for [[F-5E Tiger-2|F-5E]] aircraft and was in favor of leaking to the press that Iran was in business with [[Santiago]].[^1]
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Jalali is mentioned as being retired and living in Iran with a second home in [[London]] as of 1992.[^1]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. Sheridan Square Press, 1992 (TrineDay reprint, 2015).
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