May 8, 2018

WASHINGTON — As the White House officially dropped the ax on its participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the landmark multilateral nuclear accord with Iran, instead opting for a policy of extreme hostility, reports have indicated that CIA-funded analytics company Palantir Technologies Inc. plays a pivotal role providing intelligence on the country’s peaceful nuclear program to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), casting new light on the agency’s invasive inspections regime.

The company – a major U.S. government contractor co-founded in 2004 by right-wing libertarian tech investor, PayPal founder, and billionaire Donald Trump supporter Peter Thiel – has built a colossal intelligence and predictive-policing database since it began as a Pentagon and CIA contractor in Afghanistan and Iraq, assisting U.S. counter-insurgency efforts and helping troops avoid IEDs.

Since then, the secretive tech platform has expanded to become the premier engine for civilian, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies keen on mining and sorting vast amounts of data.

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