CIA

Islamic regime's crackdown on Iran protests 'unsustainable,' ex-CIA chief says

Citing recent degradations of Iran’s proxies, such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Assad regime, Petraeus labeled the past year as “very very damaging” to Iran.

The remains of the Shemiran-e-Nou Mosque, which was set on fire during the protests on January 8th and 9th on January 21, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
Steve Witkoff stands onstage with US President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Atrium Health Amphitheater in Macon, Georgia, US, November 3, 2024

Iran's FM reassured Witkoff on 'canceled' executions, prompting Trump to call off strikes - report

A group of detainees kneels during an early morning Islamic prayer in their camp at the US military prison for "enemy combatants" on October 28, 2009 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

UK to shell out ‘substantial’ out of court settlement to Palestinian Guantanamo detainee

A graphic showing a Central Intelligence Agency logo on a phone in front of a US flag.

CIA intelligence made capture of Venezuela's Maduro by US forces 'seamless,' official says


Mossad, US spy chiefs meet Qatari PM to discuss 'building on' Gaza truce

The outcome of the talks, which were also attended by Egyptian officials, was unclear.

 Mossad Director David Barnea speaks during a Conference of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), in Tel Aviv, on September 10, 2023.

Mossad, CIA chiefs meet Qatar PM in Doha on Gaza hostage deal - source

The outcome of the talks between the American and Israeli intelligence agency heads with the Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani was unclear.

 David Barnea, the head of the Israeli Mossad attends an honour guard ceremony for Israel's incoming military chief Herzi Halevi at Israel's Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel January 16, 2023.

Iran is no mere adversary, it is America's mortal enemy

Todays democratic softness toward Iran began in 2007, when Barack Obama claimed his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton was imprisoned by “Washington Groupthink.”

 IRANIAN CLERICS set fire to American flags on February 11, 2022, the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran.

Alleged CIA report: Russian soldiers turned to stone during UFO interception

The report is from the 1980s and was recently rehashed by podcaster Joe Rogan.

 An alien UFO hovers in the middle of a forest.

China investigates citizen accused of spying for the CIA

The 39-year-old Chinese national, surnamed Hao, was a cadre at a ministry and had gone to Japan for studies, which was where the spying recruitment occurred, China's security ministry said.

 AT CIA headquarters in Langley.

CIA agent who tracked JFK's assassin recruits nephew - to be an observant Jew

Reuben Efron was expansive about his Orthodox faith, Barry Effron recalled, urging Barry to intensify his Jewish observance.

 AT CIA headquarters in Langley.

JFK assassin's CIA monitor was religious Jewish spy Reuben Efron

A deep dive into Efron’s Jewish identity does not answer those questions. But it does reveal that Efron not only worked as a spy but had a deep knowledge of the spies in Jewish tradition. 

 Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin who killed John F. Kennedy.

Voices from the Arab press: Fools are destroying our world

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 IN STOCKHOLM, Ahmad Alloush speaks to journalists on July 15 after being granted permission by Swedish police to burn a Torah and a Bible outside the Israeli embassy, in retaliation for a previous Quran burning there. Ahmad chose to instead denounce those who would burn sacred texts.

Biden names CIA Director William Burns to his cabinet

"Under [Burns'] leadership, the CIA is delivering a clear-eyed, long-term approach to our nation’s top national security challenges," Biden said in a statement.

 CIA Director William Burns testifies before a House Intelligence Committee hearing on "worldwide threats to U.S. security", on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 9, 2023.

Russian spy chief says he spoke to CIA boss about 'what to do with Ukraine'

Spy bosses spoke soon after Wagner mutiny in June

 Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia’s foreign intelligence agency, attends a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 76th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia May 9, 2021.