| Danesh Akbari | |
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| Status: | Deceased |
| Nationality: |  Iranian
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| Profession: | Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC |
| Played by: | Houshang Touzie |
| Season(s): | 3 |
| First episode: | "Big Man in Tehran" |
| Last episode: | "The Star" |
- Akbari: You know, it was here in this office that I first heard your name. Abu Nazir told me about you, what a jewel he had found. What a sword for Allah.
- Brody: You spoke with Abu Nazir about me? In this room?
- Akbari: Yes. How he would send you against America. A sword to strike the heart of our enemy.
- Danesh revealed how Abu Nazir had manipulated Brody for 8 years into being a traitor, a terrorist and a suicide bomber.
General Danesh Akbari is the Head of the IRGC who Brody is sent to Tehran to kill. When the two meet in private, Akbari informs Brody that he and Abu Nazir discussed the latter's plans to turn Nicholas Brody, the Marine One, against his own country during the early days of Brody's capture.
Biography[]
Javadi was admitted to Akbari. She looks at the recordings of Brody's questioning and is also skeptical as to whether Brody is telling the truth. He discusses this with Javadi, who says that Brody is of incredible propaganda value because he hit the USA very hard with Langley. But Akbari first wants to be sure that Brody can be trusted. Javadi then suggests that perhaps Akbari should meet him in person to be sure for himself.
Brody is finally taken into a car and the CIA officers realize that Akbari apparently has a different plan and is not going to Brody at all, but the meeting point is somewhere else.
Meanwhile, Akbari's people are clearing a large square of citizens while the CIA tries to find out who might be living in a particular house in the evacuated square. Meanwhile, Carrie tries to convince the agents to stick to their plan despite the different location and distract with an explosion in order to then save Brody. He has now arrived at the place and discovers Akbari. Brody approaches him and prepares the syringe, but Akbari nods back into the car at the last moment and drives away. Brody stays behind and is led into the house from which Akbari came. Nassrin, Abu Nazir's wife, is waiting for him there.
Six days later, Saul sees Brody on television on a talk show on Iranian television telling his stories. Dar Adal and Lockhardt discuss to what extent the mission can still be successful. It is believed that he will no longer come near Akbari.
Brody has fled to Nassrin and explains that he urgently needs to talk to Akbari because he has secret information about Javadi. Dar Adal informs Saul that Javadi saw Brody traveling with Akbari's people. They're pretty sure he'll ruin everything. Meanwhile, Brody is with Akbari and is allowed to be alone with him. Akbari explains how Abu Nazir raved about Brody back then. Brody finally tells Akbari that he knows that the CIA has Javadi under control and that he should get his job. Brody was supposed to eliminate Akbari as part of the mission. But he explains that he wants to pay off his debt for the trust and therefore tells him the truth. Brody talks to him about Nazir again and he realizes that his story began in this office. He quickly grabs an ashtray and knocks Akbari out. He then takes a pillow and smothers him. Akbari tries to defend himself, but has too little strength. Brody immediately calls Carrie and explains what happened and that she now has to save him. (Big Man in Teheran)
Having just killed Akbari, Brody calmly walks out of the building. Majid Javadi confirms that Akbari is dead. Carrie said that Danesh was someone very bad because he had sent children to clear minefields. Soon after, Brody is sentenced to death and hanged for his murder of Akbari, while Javadi inherits leadership of the IRGC. (The Star)
Notes[]
Confessing to the agency's plan and revealing himself as an undercover agent was an almost kamikaze move, but it was the only way to gain Akbari's trust to the point where he lowered his defenses and was vulnerable to a single blow, which should have been infallible. Although the scene implied that Brody had indeed turned against the CIA, a second look at the sequence shows that he had already located the ashtray (?) and calculated his movements.
The conversation with Akbari revealed a lot about Nazir from Brody's own perspective. While his widow [Nassrin] spoke of divine plans, faith, conversion and life's purpose, the head of the guard shows that the plans were always political and military and that Brody was nothing more than a weapon of war for Abu Nazir. The moment he sees this clearly, he realizes the only way to end the cycle that started there, exactly in that room, and finally fulfills his mission on Teran. In truth, nothing ends there and the entire operation is just the beginning of another political maneuver, but this is an awareness that does not interest Brody, as his focus is just completing his life story and redemption.
Quotes[]
- Akbari: Nassrin told me you were upset. That you wanted to talk to me.
- Brody: Yes, sir.
- Akbari: You know, it was here in this office that I first heard your name. Abu Nazir told me about you, what a jewel he had found. What a sword for Allah.
- Akbari: Why would anyone want to kill such a treasure?
- Brody: To stop me telling you about Javadi.
- Akbari: What about Javadi?
- Brody: - He wants your job.
- Akbari: - You think I don't know that?
- Brody: The CIA has planned it for him.
- Akbari: The CIA?
- Akbari: Even Javadi wouldn't work with the CIA.
- Brody: Well, he is.
- Brody: They found out he embezzled millions from the IRGC.
- Brody: They own him.
- Akbari: You were on the run.
- Akbari: How could you know what the Americans are doing?
- Brody: Because I was part of it.
- Brody: I was to come here to Tehran to get close to you.
- Akbari: - And when you got close?
- Brody: - They wanted me to take you out.
- Brody: So they could replace you with Javadi.
- Brody: Those were my orders.
- Akbari: But you don't want to obey those orders?
- Akbari: That's why you came to me.
- Brody: I came here to redeem myself.
- Akbari: And you have.
- Akbari: You have.
- Akbari: Thank you, Nicholas.
- Akbari: I will deal with Javadi.
- Brody: You spoke with Abu Nazir about me? In this room?
- Akbari: Yes. How he would send you against America. A sword to strike the heart of our enemy.
- Brody: Good.
- Brody: It all started here.
- Carrie: Yes?
- Brody: It's me. I'm in Akbari's office.
- Carrie: What have you done?
- Brody: I killed him. Get me out of here.
Appearances[]
| Season 3 | ||||
| "Tin Man Is Down" | "Uh... Oh... Ah..." | "Tower of David" | "Game On" | "The Yoga Play" |
| "Still Positive" | "Gerontion" | "A Red Wheelbarrow" | "One Last Thing" | "Good Night" |
| Big Man in Tehran | The Star | |||