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


Russian agents attempted assassination of CIA informant in US

This attempted assassination on American soil adds to the growing list of accusations against Russia regarding assassinations abroad. 

 Russian and US state flags fly near a factory in Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad Region, Russia March 27, 2019

‘Fauda’ creators debut ‘Ghosts of Beirut,’ series about Mossad’s killing of master terrorist

The show dramatizes the rise and impact of Imad Mughniyeh but also includes “documentary elements.”

Hezbollah operatives pay their respects during the funeral of assassinated commander Imad Mughniyeh in Beirut's suburbs

Ex-CIA official shares Judaism, Chabad through poetry

Randy Crosby: “In this exhibit, people see the soul of creation instead of just the form of the events as described in Scripture.” 

 A portrait of David Goldberg and his late wife, Gail, hangs in the mixed-media exhibition at Milwaukee’s Ovation Senior Living Communities residence.

Ex-IDF intel. chief contradicts CIA chief on potential Iranian nuclear threat

Hayman said that Burns’ statement showed a common Western misunderstanding of the Iranian mentality which does not always move in a linear fashion to achieve its goals.

 THEN-IDF intelligence chief Maj.-Gen. Tamir Hayman speaks at a conference in Tel Aviv, 2019. He has said he prefers a return to the JCPOA that ‘would push Iran back, far-off from 90% enrichment

Any China lethal aid to Russia would come at real costs -White House's Sullivan

US officials have warned their Chinese counterparts behind closed doors about what those costs might be.

A Long March-5B Y3 rocket, carrying the Wentian lab module for China's space station under construction, takes off from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan province, China, July 24, 2022.

Is the third intifada already here?

PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS: According to some Palestinians, it already started a year ago in the West Bank, when several armed groups sprang up.

 A PALESTINIAN YOUTH in Beita, near Nablus, faces Israeli security forces late last month.

Burns: A lot of Israeli-Palestinian violence resembles Second Intifada

The US is working as closely as it can with the Israeli and the Palestinian security services to prevent violence, CIA head William Burns said.

 CIA Director William Burns gestures as he speaks during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats in Washington, DC, US, April 15, 2021.

In meeting with CIA chief, Abbas calls for pressure on Israeli government

Abbas called for the restoration of pre-1967 lines and an independent Palestinian state.

 Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas at the 2022 CICA conference.

Russia blocks CIA, FBI websites for 'spreading false information' - TASS

Russia has made it a criminal offense to discredit its armed forces, distributing "false information" about the military carries a maximum sentence of 15 years.

 LEFT: Russian President Vladimir Putin, RIGHT: US President Joe Biden

CIA director visits Israel amid escalating Israeli-Palestinian violence

The CIA chief's visit came amid an escalation of security tensions in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

 Director of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) William Burns speaks in Washington, US March 8, 2022