Operation Eager Glacier was a secret U.S. effort to spy on Iran with aircraft in 1987 and 1988.[1] The information gathered became part of an intelligence exchange between U.S. military intelligence services and Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War.[2]
Eager Glacier took place at the same time as other U.S. military operations in the Persian Gulf, including Operation Earnest Will, the naval escort of Kuwaiti-owned tankers; Operation Prime Chance, the secret attempt to prevent Iranian forces from attacking Gulf shipping; and Operation Praying Mantis, the retaliation for the mining of the U.S. guided-missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts.
- ^ Barry, John (1992-08-13). "The Secret War". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ Arkin, William M. (2005). Code Names: Deciphering U.S. Military Plans, Programs, and Operations in the 9/11 World. Hanover, New Hampshire: Steerforth Press. p. 350. ISBN 1-58642-083-6.
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