Espionage and Intelligence Services – War Watch

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Trump’s Defense Department Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel
ByJulian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt June 6, 2026June 7, 2026

The Defense Department has increased the counterintelligence threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran.

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Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud | Defense and Military Forces | Espionage and Intelligence Services | internal-open-access-from-nl | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Khamenei, Ali | Mossad | Netanyahu, Benjamin | Trump, Donald J | United States International Relations | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)

Early War Goal Was to Install Hard-Line Former President as Iran’s Leader
ByMark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Farnaz Fassihi and Ronen Bergman May 19, 2026May 20, 2026

An Israeli strike designed to free Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from house arrest in Tehran, U.S. officials said, was part of an effort to bring about regime change and put him in power.

Read More Early War Goal Was to Install Hard-Line Former President as Iran’s Leader
Cyberattacks and Hackers | Cyberwarfare and Defense | Espionage and Intelligence Services | Infrastructure (Public Works) | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)

Despite Cease-Fire, Iran’s Hackers Haven’t Logged Off
ByJulian E. Barnes and Dustin Volz April 16, 2026

Tehran’s digital warriors have continued to seek ways to gain an advantage in the conflict in a new phase of cyberspace operations.

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Barnea, David | Espionage and Intelligence Services | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Mossad | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) | War and Armed Conflicts

Israel’s Spy Chief Addresses Criticism About the War With Iran
ByIsabel Kershner and Gabby Sobelman April 14, 2026

The Mossad head said Israel’s mission would not be complete until the Iranian regime was replaced, after criticism that the war has left Iran’s theocratic government in place.

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Defense and Military Forces | Espionage and Intelligence Services | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Missiles and Missile Defense Systems | United States International Relations | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)

Iran Is Quickly Repairing Missile Bunkers, U.S. Intelligence Says
ByJulian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

Reports cast doubt on how close the United States is to destroying Iran’s missile capability, a key goal in the war.

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Cyberwarfare and Defense | Defense and Military Forces | Espionage and Intelligence Services | internal-open-access-from-nl | International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Khamenei, Ali | Surveillance of Citizens by Government | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) | War and Armed Conflicts

Israel Has Killed Esmaeil Khatib, Iran’s Intelligence Minister
ByIsabel Kershner and Amelia Nierenberg March 18, 2026March 18, 2026

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it had killed Esmaeil Khatib in an airstrike. Iran confirmed the killing.

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Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud | Appointments and Executive Changes | Defense and Military Forces | Espionage and Intelligence Services | International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Karroubi, Mehdi | Khamenei, Ali | Khamenei, Mojtaba (1969- ) | Khomeini, Ruhollah | Muslims and Islam | Politics and Government | Religion-State Relations | Trump, Donald J | United States International Relations | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)

New Supreme Leader Inherits Sprawling, Secretive Office That Dominates Iran
ByNeil MacFarquhar March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

His father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had turned what was traditionally a religious affairs office into a shadowy national security juggernaut.

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Espionage and Intelligence Services | International Atomic Energy Agency | Iran | Iran-Israel War (2025- ) | Iran's nuclear programme | Isfahan (Iran) | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Nuclear weapons | Uranium | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)

Iran Could Retrieve Uranium at Site U.S. Bombed Last Year, Officials Say
ByJulian E. Barnes, Tyler Pager, Christiaan Triebert, Eric Schmitt and Ronen Bergman March 8, 2026March 8, 2026

The fate of the highly enriched uranium and the options for securing it have become critical issues for the Trump administration.

Read More Iran Could Retrieve Uranium at Site U.S. Bombed Last Year, Officials Say
Espionage and Intelligence Services | Great Britain | International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Jews and Judaism | London (England) | Middle East | Police

4 Arrested in London on Suspicion of Spying on Jews for Iran
ByStephen Castle and Lizzie Dearden March 6, 2026March 6, 2026

The police said one Iranian and three British-Iranians were detained as part of a counterterrorism investigation.

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Espionage and Intelligence Services | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Pahlavi, Mohammed Reza | Trump, Donald J | United States Defense and Military Forces | United States International Relations | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)

Iran Made Secret Outreach After Strikes, Highlighting Trump’s Challenge
ByMichael Crowley, Julian E. Barnes and Ronen Bergman March 4, 2026

President Trump is beginning to consider what sort of Iranian government might come next, as the U.S.-Israeli assault continues.

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