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Iran’s Top Spy Is the Modern-Day Karla, John Le Carré’s Villainous Mastermind

Undercover

What the head of Iran’s Quds Force has in common with the greatest Soviet spy who never existed.

Michael Weiss

Contributing Editor

Published Jul. 2 2014 5:45AM EDT

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Michael Weiss

Michael Weiss

Contributing Editor

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