A Major Defeat For The CIA In Lebanon

Exclusive: CIA Spies Caught, Fear Execution in Middle East -- ABC News

In a significant failure for the United States in the Mideast, more than a dozen spies working for the CIA in Iran and Lebanon have been caught and the U.S. government fears they will be or have been executed, according to four current and former U.S. officials with connections to the intelligence community.

The spies were paid informants recruited by the CIA for two distinct espionage rings targeting Iran and the Beirut-based Hezbollah organization, considered by the U.S. to be a terror group backed by Iran.

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More News On The CIA In Lebanon

CIA spies caught in Iran, Lebanon, feared dead -- Jerusalem Post
American spies outed, CIA suffers in Lebanon -- Seattle PI/AP
CIA forced to curb spying in Lebanon -- Stars and Stripes
CIA Forced To Curb Spying In Lebanon -- L.A. Times
American spies outed; CIA suffers in Lebanon -- USA Today

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