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Former CIA Russia hand Sean Wiswesser assesses Putin’s grip on his security services amid rumors of coups. 

Sean Wiswesser is a Russian intelligence and espionage expert, retired CIA senior ops officer, and author.

His latest book, Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin's Secret War, is out now.

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Veteran journalist Jack Cheevers takes another look at President Kennedy’s ambivalent role in the overthrow and assassination of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem.

Check out Kennedy’ Coup by Jack Cheevers

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A former Pakistani ambassador to the US says the more Trump bashes Iran, the more it will dig in.

Husain Haqqani joins SpyTalk to discuss the state of diplomacy between Iran and the US.

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Former CIA Iran spy recruiter Mark Fowler says the “peace deal” is not the end of the war. He shares his analysis of the recent peace talks based on his understanding of how Iranians negotiate.

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Mark also writes espionage fiction | https://markafowler-author.com/

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Former CENTCOM commander Gen. Joseph Votel says military leaders should refuse a Trump order to bomb Iran "back to the Stone Ages" 

Joseph Leonard Votel is a retired four-star general in the United States Army who was commander of United States Central Command from March 2016 to March 2019. Before that, he served as commander of the United States Special Operations Command.

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Trump and Netanyahu finger others for Iran war problems.  

SpyTalk speaks with Yossi Melman, an investigative journalist with The Jerusalem Post about issues USA and Israel have with the methods and objectives of the war.

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Former CIA operative and Senior DOD Official Mick Mulroy Details Trump’s Bad Options on Iran.

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Acclaimed Iranian American writer Hooman Majd talks about the likely future of the Islamic Republic.

Hooman Majd is an Iranian-born American journalist, author, and political commentator focused on Iranian affairs. 

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Minister without Portfolio: Memoir of a Reluctant Exile

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Ex-CIA op sees no end in sight for Iran conflict. 

"What you're now looking at is perpetual war," says Reuel Gerecht, former Iran target officer in SpyTalk interview.  

Former top intel operative David Shedd says it's now "50-50" Xi will invade next year.

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The Great Heist China’s Epic Campaign to Steal America’s Secrets

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