Georgia becomes Iran’s terrorist incubator

On March 2, just days after the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran, Greek authorities arrested Samir G., a 35-year-old Georgian citizen, on suspicion of spying for Iranian intelligence at the Souda Bay naval base in Crete. The USS Gerald R. Ford had entered the bay on Feb. 6 and became heavily involved in operations against Iran.

Samir G. flew from Germany to Athens on Feb. 5 and immediately traveled to Crete, paying $20,000 in cash for a villa overlooking the bay. Greek intelligence documented him photographing the USS Gerald R. Ford. He spoke Persian in the villa and opened every conversation with the code phrase: “Ice cream in Crete is good.” Greek Vice Adm. Yannis Egolfopoulos told local media this was a professionally managed network activity directly connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Samir G. is a resident of Gardabani in Georgia’s Kvemo Kartli region. He studied