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Abu Rukbah, Musab | al-Halabi, Khaled (1962- ) | al-Shara, Ahmed (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) (1982- ) | Assad, Bashar al- | Asylum, Right of | Austria | Commission for International Justice and Accountability | Europe | International Criminal Court | International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Mossad | Politics and Government | Syria | Torture | War and Armed Conflicts | War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity

Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria
ByCarlotta Gall June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

The trial, Austria’s first against Assad regime officials, will be a rare chance for Syrian witnesses to confront two men they have accused of torture.

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Abu Rukbah, Musab | al-Halabi, Khaled (1962- ) | al-Shara, Ahmed (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) (1982- ) | Assad, Bashar al- | Asylum, Right of | Austria | Commission for International Justice and Accountability | Europe | International Criminal Court | International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Mossad | Politics and Government | Syria | Torture | War and Armed Conflicts | War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity

Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria
ByCarlotta Gall June 1, 2026

The trial, Austria’s first against Assad regime officials, will be a rare chance for Syrian witnesses to confront two men they have accused of torture.

Read More Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria
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.

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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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Caine, John Daniel (1968- ) | Central Intelligence Agency | Defense Department | Hegseth, Pete | internal-open-access-from-nl | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Joint Chiefs of Staff | Maduro, Nicolas | Mossad | Netanyahu, Benjamin | Ratcliffe, John Lee (1965- ) | Rubio, Marco | Trump, Donald J | United States International Relations | United States Politics and Government | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) | Vance, J D | Wiles, Susie

How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran
ByJonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

In a series of Situation Room meetings, President Trump weighed his instincts against the deep concerns of his vice president and a pessimistic intelligence assessment. Here’s the inside story of how he made the fateful decision.

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Demonstrations, Protests and Riots | Espionage and Intelligence Services | internal-open-access-from-nl | Iran | Iran-Israel War (2025- ) | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Khamenei, Ali | Mossad | Netanyahu, Benjamin | Pahlavi, Reza (1960- ) | War and Armed Conflicts

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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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, 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.

Read More Eli Zeira, 97, Dies; Israeli Official Dismissed Warnings of Yom Kippur War
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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Abbasi-Davani, Fereydoun (1958-2025) | Defense and Military Forces | Espionage and Intelligence Services | Ghalibaf, Mohammad Baqer | Iran | Iran-Israel War (2025- ) | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Khamenei, Ali | Mossad | Pezeshkian, Masoud | Shin Bet | Supreme National Security Council (Iran) | Tehranji, Mohammad Mehdi (1965-2025)

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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Abbasi-Davani, Fereydoun (1958-2025) | Defense and Military Forces | Espionage and Intelligence Services | Ghalibaf, Mohammad Baqer | Iran | Iran-Israel War (2025- ) | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Khamenei, Ali | Mossad | Pezeshkian, Masoud | Shin Bet | Supreme National Security Council (Iran) | Tehranji, Mohammad Mehdi (1965-2025)

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.

Read More Targeting Iran’s Leaders, Israel Found a Weak Link: Their Bodyguards