It appears that Iran has a "CIA":
The document states that the Jaish al-Mahdi (JAM) – also known as the Mahdi Army – one of the most violent insurgent groups operating in Basra, used money from Iran to recruit and pay young unemployed men up to $300 (£150) a month to carry out attacks against the British. The findings have been passed to the highest levels in the military.
-DailyTelegraph
The US cannot "win" a military conflict, but it might win a propaganda one ... God knows, the CIA lost enough of those.
