CIA names former bin Laden hunt chief to run Iran spying: report

The CIA has named the hardline chief of its hunt for Osama bin Laden and head of its lethal drone program to lead Iran operations, the New York Times reported Friday.The choice of Michael D'Andrea to run the Central Intelligence Agency's spying on Iran is the newest sign of the Trump administration's turn to tougher stance against the Islamic Republic, the Times said, quoting intelligence community sources.Although officially under cover and not acknowledged by the CIA, D'Andrea, a convert to Is