Iranian Directorate

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Iranian Directorate or Directorate for Iran is a unit of The Pentagon created in 2006 to deal with intelligence on Iran in the context of diplomatic and military tensions between the United States and Iran.[1] Critics compare it with the Office of Special Plans (OSP) which dealt with controversial intelligence reports about Iraq.[1]

Contents

[edit] Membership

The acting director of the Iranian Directorate is not publicly known but has been reported to be military officer Ladan Archin by the Asia Times Online [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]

[edit] Aims

 Please help improve this section by expanding it.
Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion.

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]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Alexandrovna, Larisa. "Pentagon confirms Iranian directorate as officials raise new concerns about war", The Raw Story, June 15, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-06-17. 
  2. ^ "Neo-cons take spin to US-backed airwaves", Asia Times Online, June 26, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-10. 
  3. ^ a b Rozen, Laura. "U.S. Moves to Weaken Iran", Los Angeles Times, May 19, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-06-17. 

[edit] External links

 This United States government-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.