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The man Iran claims it sent out on a secret mission to infiltrate Western intelligence agencies, penetrate the White House, and dupe Iranian opposition leaders in exile is telling his story on Iranian state television.

The alleged spy, Mohammad Reza Madhi-Takezand, appeared in a 30-minute documentary produced by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) that aired in Tehran on Wednesday and was rebroadcast on Friday.

At times, the film seemed to be a caricature of a PBS “Frontline” investigation, complete with the omnipresent narrator, still photographs of clandestine meetings, and the re-enactment of a “top secret” motorcade through the streets of Washington, D.C., the Iranian spy claims was set up for him by the White House so he could met with Vice President Joe Biden.