To mount effective operations against the Iranians , Shahwani recruited the chief of the Iran branch of the Saddam Hussein - era Mukhabarat .
The CIA had hoped that Shahwani 's INIS could be an effective national force and a deterrent to Iranian meddling .
To mount effective operations against the Iranians , Shahwani recruited the chief of the Iranian branch of the Saddam Hussein - era Mukhabarat .
The CIA had hoped that Shahwani 's INIS could be an effective national force and a deterrent to Iranian meddling .