Isfahan. Glossary

Characters and Roles:

• Zahra Musavi — Doctor of Physics (plasma/centrifuges), Lab No. 4, UCF Isfahan. Outwardly loyal, internal conflict «science ↔ system.» Operational codename in a foreign brief: «Pistachio.»
• Amirkhan Musavi — Head of Security for the Isfahan Municipality; Zahra’s husband. A pragmatist of the system; initiated «parallel surveillance.» Possible jealousy as a risk factor.
• Rustam Yazdi — Physicist colleague, a «glitch in the system,» poetry lover; disappeared and was killed. Operational codename: «Poet.»
• Dr. Hassan Rezai — Head of Lab No. 4 (UCF). Hardline ideologue, strategist. Operational codename: «Cardamom.»
• Col. Asadollah Alavi (IRGC) — The «smart investigator»: turns off the recording, speaks «between the lines.»
• Maj. Mohsen Karimi (IRGC) — The formal interrogator («the protocol»).
• Klaus Weber — Head of the IAEA delegation during inspection visits.
• Marie Dubois — IAEA inspector, persistent in her questions about Sector B-7.
• Mahmoud Ahmadi (AEOI) — Deputy Director for International Relations; oversees responses to the IAEA.
• «Mr. Fakhravadi» — An external figure with diplomatic access; ambiguous affiliation; the World of Tanks connection.
• Nasrin and Zeynab — Zahra’s daughters; the «centrifugal ↔ centripetal» axis.
• Adil — Nasrin’s classmate, the «scar» of school detentions.
• Operational Codewords: «Pomegranate» (source in the IRGC), «Cardamom» (Rezai), «Pistachio» (Zahra), «Poet» (Rustam).

Organizations and Venues:

• Basij — Members of the Iranian paramilitary militia, one of the five so-called «forces» within the IRGC.
• IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) — Counterintelligence/operational services.
• Ettela’at (Ministry of Intelligence) — The country’s main intelligence service and secret police.
• AEOI (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran) — Official contacts with the IAEA.
• IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) — Inspections, DIQ, swipe samples, seals, Board of Governors meetings.
• FARAJA Police / FATA Cyber Police — Forensics, digital analytics.
• Facilities: Fordow — Underground; Natanz — Large complex; UCF Isfahan — Conversion/research.
• Locations: New Jolfa (Armenian quarter), Chaharbagh Avenue, Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, Khaju Bridge, Zayandeh-Rood River.

Technical and Procedural Lexicon:

• IR-1 / IR-2m / IR-6 — Types of centrifuges; cascades, «change in linkage,» resonances.
• UF6 — Uranium hexafluoride; «plate-out»/»heels» in pipelines as a source of anomalous particles.
• Swipe samples, tamper-evident seals (with number logging), DIQ (Design Information Questionnaire), CSA/additional protocols.
• «83.7%» — Particles of highly enriched product (found locally in samples).
• Channels and Codes:
• Forum: wotrandom.com («shop window» / dead drop mail server), nicknames: Hafiz_114, JagdpanFer_83 (auto-responder).
• «The Friend’s House» — A line by Sohrab Sepehri (deliberately disguised as Hafez): a deliberate «mistake as a key.»
• Codes: Sector B-7, the «typo/discrepancy» pattern as a marker of being addressed.

A Guide to the 22 Letters of the Hebrew Alphabet (Symbols and Their Thematic Rhymes):