Steven R. Ward is a former member of CIA’s senior analytic service who specializes in Middle East security affairs. He also served as Deputy National Intelligence Officer for the Near East on the National Intelligence Council, and was a Director for Intelligence Programs on the National Security Council. He is the author of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence: A Concise History, Georgetown University Press.
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