US orders escalation in secret operations in Middle East - Telegraph

The United States has ordered a major escalation of clandestine military operations in Iran and other parts of the Middle East, according to a secret directive.

The classified order, approved last September, represents a significant escalation of the covert military activities ordered by George W Bush at the height of the War on Terror. - US orders more secret operations in Middle East

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