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As part of a 1951 agreement, the U.S. already has wide scope to establish bases on Greenland, a key listening post during the Cold War from which Washington could look out for Soviet missiles.
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 Jan. 2026
Why relations between Iran and the US are so tense
Iran decades ago was one of the United States’ top allies in the Mideast under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who purchased American military weapons and allowed CIA technicians to run secret listening posts monitoring the neighboring Soviet Union.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
Iran was once one of the U.S.’s top allies in the Mideast under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who purchased American military weapons and allowed CIA technicians to run secret listening posts monitoring the neighboring Soviet Union.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
The Biden administration has said that China has had a listening post in Cuba for years, something the Cuban government denies.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 Jan. 2026
Why relations between Iran and the US are so tense
Iran decades ago was one of the United States’ top allies in the Mideast under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who purchased American military weapons and allowed CIA technicians to run secret listening posts monitoring the neighboring Soviet Union.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
Iran was once one of the U.S.’s top allies in the Mideast under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who purchased American military weapons and allowed CIA technicians to run secret listening posts monitoring the neighboring Soviet Union.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
The Biden administration has said that China has had a listening post in Cuba for years, something the Cuban government denies.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Listening post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listening%20post. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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