“So, Jibril,” says Ayatollah Fadil Ahmajid, the intimidating Supreme Leader, “What can you report to us regarding the Russian Kilo delivery and your surprise package from Russia?”
Jibril Atwan looks into the eyes of the five members of the Guardian Council, the real decision makers in Iran. Since Ahmajid hired him as a military advisor to the council, Ahmajid is someone he believes he can trust. The other five Imams look desperate for information to satisfy some sort of dreams they have. What these dreams are, he cannot know. Trusting them would be only for the fool-hearty, which Atwan is not.
“Ayatollah, members of the Council, I have just received word that the two Kilos we recently purchased from the Russians have completed their sea trials. At my insistence,” Jibril says, then takes a split-second to think, I might as well take credit for the idea, “We provided the Russians with Iranian crews to bring the Kilos back to Iran without any other foreign assistance. They will be leaving Russia four days from now, after they have been re-supplied.”
“How long will it take the two subs to reach Iranian waters from where they are located?” says Rahim Givon nervously.
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