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Iranian ambassador to the U.S. who served as a key intelligence source for Israel, reporting on American Middle East policy to the Shah. | 1928-10-16 | 2021-11-18 | Tehran, Iran |
Ardeshir Zahedi was the Iran ambassador to the United States. He served as a vital source of information for Israel intelligence, reporting directly back to the Mohammad Reza Pahlavi office in the Royal Court. His reports detailed discussions in Washington, D.C. regarding Middle East policy and United States initiatives with Anwar Sadat Egypt.1
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Ben-Menashe, Ari. Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network. TrineDay, 1992. ↩︎