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John Kiriakou on Julian Dorey (clip, Feb 2026): Epstein, Iran-Contra and the Israel angle

A 15-minute clip in which ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou and host Julian Dorey discuss Epstein's alleged 1980s ties to Iran-Contra, including J. Stanley Pottinger, Douglas Leese, the Al-Yamamah deal and Adnan Khashoggi, Kiriakou's claim that Epstein was a Mossad 'access agent', and Dorey's theory that the CIA later 'taxed' Epstein for information.

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ClaimVerdictAtRelation
Adnan Khashoggi was an Epstein client, per Vicky Ward's 2003 reportingUnprovenreports
Dorey theorizes the CIA discovered Epstein in the late 1990s and 'taxed' him for informationSmoke, no fireasserts
Epstein partnered with J. Stanley Pottinger, who advised an Iranian banker on embargoed arms shipments in the early 1980sUnprovenreports
Epstein took a Sept 2002 Africa flight with Clinton, Spacey, TuckerDocumented · occurredreports
Epstein visited the Clinton White House 17 times between Feb 1993 and Jan 1995Documentedreports
Epstein worked with Douglas Leese, a suspected MI6 asset, around the Al-Yamamah arms dealUnprovenreports
Gerald Bull, the Canadian designer of Iraq's 'supergun,' was killed by IsraelUnprovenreports
Khashoggi was arrested in Switzerland in 1989 and acquitted alongside Imelda Marcos in 1990Documented · occurredreports
Kiriakou infers Epstein had White House protection during Iran-Contra (1981-85)Unprovenasserts
Kiriakou says Epstein was a Mossad 'access agent'Unprovenasserts
Reagan's 1990 memoir An American Life calls Israel the 'instigator and prime mover' of the Iran arms dealsUnprovenreports
Robert Maxwell was allegedly pushed off his yacht and is buried on the Mount of OlivesUnprovenreports
The Nabila yacht passed from Khashoggi to the Sultan of Brunei and then to Trump as the Trump PrincessDocumented · occurredreports

Tied from

FromRoleYearsVerdictSource
Stuxnet - Operation Olympic Games (2005-2012)pattern: Israeli covert action against a regional nuclear threat (Bull, Natanz)1990/2007Concept
Leak prosecutions comparedKiriakou served 30 months2013Documented · occurred

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