Watching Khomeini
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The fall of the Shah of Iran is often quoted as a significant intelligence failure, this chapter focuses on Ayatollah Khomeini and the CIA analysis and assessments of this key individual. The chapter provides a potted biography of Khomeini, including his influence whilst in a series of exiles from Iran, whilst also detailing the misguided CIA analysis at the time of the extent of his influence within Iran, and how they evolved over time. The chapter concludes with a short overview of contact US officials had with Khomeini and his key advisers. Document: The Politics of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
2017 ◽
pp. 202-230
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1996 ◽
Vol 54
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pp. 134-135
1998 ◽
Vol 62
(11)
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pp. 934-937
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1988 ◽
Vol 19
(3)
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pp. 251-258
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2020 ◽
Vol 29
(1S)
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pp. 412-424
2008 ◽
Vol 18
(2)
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pp. 87-98
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2008 ◽
Vol 2008
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pp. 200
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