Spies

Iran-linked spy suspect arrested near former Israeli prime minister’s home

Vadim Kupriyanov, an Israeli in his 40s, was arrested in December 2025 for allegedly working with Iranian intelligence, carrying out security missions for payment over the past two months.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Alternate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrives to testify at the commission of inquiry into Nahal Tzafit disaster in Tel Aviv, August 1, 2022
The flags of Israel and Iran

Teen admits to security offenses, being recruited by Iranian handler, in plea deal

The case joins others in a disturbing pattern seen since October 7, namely, Iranian intelligence operatives attempting to recruit Israelis through Telegram and other encrypted platforms.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
An undated handout photo released by the Metropolitan Police shows Howard Phillips, who was jailed on Friday for assisting a foreign intelligence service.

UK Jewish man jailed for offering then-defense minister's information to Russian 'spies'

Howard Phillips, a 66-year-old Jewish man from Essex, offered Shapps' home address and phone number to two people he believed were Russian agents, but were actually undercover cops.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
GRAPES GROW in the Tali Vineyard in Moshav Lachish.

Parashat Ki Tavo: The basket of first fruits

The world is so beautiful when we look upon it with a good eye; when we bless its creator and are filled with gratitude.

|ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

Iran says several suspected U.S. spies face possible death sentences

Iran said in August it had arrested "tens of spies" in state bodies, many of whom were dual nationals.

JULY 2, 2019ByREUTERS
Iranians burn a U.S. flag during a protest against President Donald Trump's decision to walk out of a 2015 nuclear deal, in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2018.

Iranian media suggests possible Israeli spy alluded to in speech

Iran's Intelligence Minister: we brought under our control a member of a cabinet of a powerful country.

AUGUST 29, 2018ByREUTERS
Iranians walk past a large picture of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L), and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a park in Tehran, Iran, January 17, 2016.

Alleged Iranian spies arrested for ‘surveilling Jewish facilities’ in U.S.

The Iranian agents were tasked with collecting intelligence on “entities and individuals considered by the government of Iran to be enemies of that regime, including Israeli and Jewish interests.”

AUGUST 21, 2018ByMICHAEL WILNER
THE DOWNTOWN skyscrapers of Chicago rise against the backdrop of Lake Michigan.