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born: 1941-09-29
category: Intelligence & Government
location: Khameneh, Iran
summary: Iranian Prime Minister with ties to CIA agent Ghorbanifar who sought to open
  a second channel for arms sales alongside Rafiqdoost.
tags:
- Person
- CIA
- Israel
---

[Mir Hossein Mousavi](/people/mir-hossein-mousavi/) was the Prime Minister of [Iran](/places/iran/). He had close ties with Manuchehr Ghorbanifar, an [Iranian](/places/iran/) businessman and [CIA](/organizations/central-intelligence-agency/) agent. [Mousavi](/people/mir-hossein-mousavi/) was aligned with [Mohsen Rafiqdoost](/people/mohsen-rafiqdoost/), the minister for the [Iranian Revolution](/events/iranian-revolution/), and tried to open the second channel for arms sales to [Iran](/places/iran/).[^1]

[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.