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Why Israel Is Wary of Intervening in Iran
ByDavid M. Halbfinger January 15, 2026January 15, 2026

Israel is unlikely to do much to try to precipitate a regime change in Iran, seeing the government as far from the brink of collapse and the current protests as insufficient to push it to that point.

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Eli Zeira, 97, Dies; Israeli Official Dismissed Warnings of Yom Kippur War
ByRichard Sandomir and Johnatan Reiss November 26, 2025

As Israel’s head of military intelligence, he disregarded signs Egypt and Syria were about to attack in 1973. A commission blamed him for the lack of preparation.

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Arab-Israeli War (1967) | Arab-Israeli War (1973) | Deaths (Obituaries) | Defense and Military Forces | Espionage and Intelligence Services | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Mossad | War and Armed Conflicts | Zeira, Eli (1928-2025)

Eli Zeira, 97, Dies; Israeli Official Dismissed Warnings of Yom Kippur War
ByRichard Sandomir and Johnatan Reiss November 26, 2025November 26, 2025

As Israel’s head of military intelligence, he disregarded signs Egypt and Syria were about to attack in 1973. A commission blamed him for the lack of preparation.

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Ambassador Huckabee Held Meeting With Jonathan Pollard, Ex-Spy, at U.S. Embassy in Israel
ByNatan Odenheimer and Adam Rasgon November 20, 2025November 20, 2025

Jonathan J. Pollard, who was convicted of espionage, said in an interview that the meeting, which was highly unusual for a U.S. diplomat to attend, had been friendly.

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A Memo in a Bunker, Intercepted Communications and Hamas’s Oct. 7 Plans
ByRonen Bergman and Adam Rasgon October 11, 2025October 13, 2025

A directive, which Israeli officials believe was written by Yahya Sinwar, the powerful leader of Hamas in Gaza, and recordings called for fighters to target soldiers and civilian communities — and to broadcast the violent acts.

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Targeting Iran’s Leaders, Israel Found a Weak Link: Their Bodyguards
ByFarnaz Fassihi, Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti August 30, 2025

Israel was able to track the movements of key Iranian figures and assassinate them during the 12-day war this spring by following the cellphones carried by members of their security forces.

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Targeting Iran’s Leaders, Israel Found a Weak Link: Their Bodyguards
ByFarnaz Fassihi, Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti August 30, 2025August 30, 2025

Israel was able to track the movements of key Iranian figures and assassinate them during the 12-day war this spring by following the cellphones carried by members of their security forces.

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Israel Says Iranian Agents Recruited Dozens of Its Citizens
ByIsabel Kershner August 17, 2025

The agents cajoled people into acts of sabotage and even assassination plots. The cases have raised questions about greed, gullibility and loyalty.

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On the Hunt for Spies, Iran Executes a Nuclear Scientist
ByFarnaz Fassihi August 6, 2025

After the war with Israel, Iranian authorities have swept up hundreds of people deemed suspected infiltrators. But the arrest and hanging of the nuclear scientist Roozbeh Vadi was a rare move.

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On the Hunt for Spies, Iran Executes a Nuclear Scientist
ByFarnaz Fassihi August 6, 2025

After the war with Israel, Iranian authorities have swept up hundreds of people deemed suspected infiltrators. But the arrest and hanging of the nuclear scientist Roozbeh Vadi was a rare move.

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