He Was Burned by the CIA - Yet Briefed U.S. Spies in Rome
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He survived being labeled "an intelligence fabricator and a nuisance" in a formal Congressional record, failed three polygraphs, and yet in December 2001 he sat in a Rome hotel briefing U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency officials on Iran, terrorism, and uranium-how did a man declared unreliable return to the heart of U.S. intelligence contacts? What did his briefings change, and who chose to listen anyway?
In this episode, we follow the documented history of Manucher Ghorbanifar from his birth on May 9, 1945, through his SAVAK-era networks, post-revolution dealings, and notorious re-emergence in Rome, asking how his fabrications shaped policy and why accountability remained scarce.
Person: Manucher Ghorbanifar
Date of Rome meeting: December 2001
Birth Date: May 9, 1945
Organization: SAVAK (former affiliation)
Event: Operation Nojeh coup attempt collapse (July 9-10, 1980)
- The CIA polygraphed Ghorbanifar three times and recorded that he failed all three tests.
- The CIA wrote "intelligence fabricator and a nuisance" about Ghorbanifar in a formal Congressional record.
- In December 2001, three men who "did not officially exist" met in a Rome hotel for three days, including Ghorbanifar.
- Operation Nojeh collapsed on July 9-10, 1980, with hundreds arrested and the coup plan thwarted before any planes flew.
- By the mid-1970s Ghorbanifar was a partner in Starline Iran, a shipping company handling oil and commerce between Iran and Israel.
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