Tremors in Iran

Earlier this week we read about Iran's president being challenged by his main political rival due to the country's poor economic performance, the women of Iran demonstrate on International Women's Day, despite being beaten with batons, and now one of their key generals has defected to the West and is sharing a wealth of intel. Amir Taheri, NY Post, RCP details a pattern of pressure by the US and its allies that is paying off:

Always in the shadows, Askari was in charge of a program to train foreign Islamist militants as part of Tehran's strategy of "exporting" the Khomeinist revolution.

In 1982-83, Askari (along with Ayatollah Ali-Akbar Mohatashami-Pour) founded the Lebanese branch of Hezbollah and helped set up its first military units. The two men supervised the 1983 suicide attacks on the U.S. Embassy and on the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut - killing more than 300 Americans, including 241 Marines. Iranian sources say Askari was part of a triumvirate of Revolutionary Guard officers that controlled Hezbollah's armed units until the end of the '90s.

He would have knowledge of the Quds forces, the "elite arm" of the Revolutionary Guard that has been attacking our troops in Iraq, and has been involved in arms deals and may have information on Iran's "peaceful" nuke program. Tremors in Iran.