Are We Spying On Iran

It seems that the Intelligence Ministry of Iran has uncovered spy rings inside their country that are being run by the Iraqi occupiers as the news release states. This would be the United States, Great Britain, and other western allies.
This news release comes just two days before American and Iranian ambassadors are to meet in Baghdad to discuss ways to ease the crisis in Iran. It seems likely that this news was released today so that Tehran can take a tougher stand in the talks.
The White House neither confirmed nor denied the spying allegations, but it would seem silly to think that we are not conducting some type of spying in light of the fact that the Iranians are assisting the Shiite in Iraq through direct material and aid, to fight and kill our troops. Also the continued acceleration of their nuclear program would make it a prime object of our attention. If we are not spying I would be more worried.
The news of the spy rings comes just days after a report stated that President Bush had authorized the CIA to use covert action to destabilize the Iranian government. Again another laudable goal, but obviously someone in our government just had to get the news out and now our enemies know our plans, again, as usual.
It was just a few months back that five of Iran’s elite Quds Force were captured by American forces in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil. They were accused of arming and training Iraqi militants. Iran said they were part of a government liaison office and has demanded their return.
There have been numerous Iranian-Americans who have gone back to Iran and are now unable to leave, either through detention or outright imprisonment. The Iranians are seeing spies everywhere and have often accused America and Great Britain of trying to overthrow them through covert means such as inciting member’s of Iran’s many ethnic and religious minorities to unseat the Shiite-led government.
From the news cast I saw it seems that several men were caught crossing the border with over half a million dollars, and sophisticated spying devices. It should be interesting to see how this plays out as more details become available.
I am sure we will be hearing more about the alleged spy rings later this week as the news media grabs the story and runs with it. The coverage will no doubt be mostly one sided, with President Bush and America being the bad guys again.
Lest we forget, Iran is one of the Axis of evil countries as defined by President Bush’s first year speech, with Iraq and North Korea completing the triad, so it should be no surprise that we are spying in Iran and perhaps doing much more than is being currently reported.