Iranian Revolutionary Guard official missing since 2007 defected to US, report says

Ali-Reza Asgari, a former senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps official who disappeared in 2007, has resurfaced in the United States under an assumed identity, London-based opposition channel Iran International reported Wednesday, citing three U.S. intelligence sources and a senior European diplomatic source.

Asgari, who also served as deputy defense minister and was responsible for Hezbollah’s military buildup, reportedly resides in the U.S. as part of the CIA’s witness protection program. The sources confirmed that Asgari changed his state of residence in the U.S. several times over…