The consequences for the Iranian military were no less dramatic, as the Soviet troops were informed about all important military plans thanks to General Mogharebi. recruitment Ahmad Mogharebi worked for the KGB for more than 30 years before his arrest. Mogharebi was recruited by Colonel Tarrass for Soviet espionage. The Second World War was over, Mogharebi attended the Iranian officer school, and the Soviet Union tried to expand the political influence that had existed in Iran since the days of the tsars by founding the communist Tudeh party.