Quote Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh View Post
There are more than 150k Persian/Farsi speaking households in the USA by our latest census. Some families emigrated during friendlier relations in the 60s and 70s. Some are Baha'i which has not always had smooth times in Iran. Others have emigrated since.

The USA, by all printed accounts, spends far more of its effort on electronic and space-based espionage rather than human intelligence. But the raw resources are there if we so chose.
It is theoretically possible... but it is something the CIA has a history of failing on over a course of 50+ years. Always money and SIGINT over HUMINT since it is shiny and is less likely to have a downside such as assets being captured. So Congress will write large cheques for the next shiny satellite to ensure there are no terrorists on the roof of houses overseas.