The Defector Who Was Killed by the People He Ran To
Published February 26, 2026
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On September 2, 1986, Iranian Air Force Major Ahmad Moradi Talebi climbed into the cockpit of an F-14 Tomcat and turned west — toward Iraq. He had been planning to defect for months. The Iraqis were waiting. They had an officer assigned to receive him. They had agreed on the exact route, altitude, and airspeed. There w…
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