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[Update] The Covert War in Iran

Some (covert) developments

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Tuomas Malinen
Jan 14, 2026
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There was a delay yesterday, and so I did not receive any updates through my Finnish-Iranian contact concerning Iran. Hopefully, I will get you the updates tomorrow. Here I provide some new information on the likelihood of U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, which is contradictory, somewhat.

Yesterday, I speculated on how things could evolve in Iran. Essentially, I presented a (speculative) roadmap for the covert war Mossad and the CIA are likely to wage in Iran. Its second phase was:

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