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Before strikes, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed

US President Donald Trump has for weeks signaled the US was interested in seeing regime change in Iran, but has not given in any detail Washington’s thinking on who could lead the country.

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Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on during a meeting at the IRGC Aerospace Force achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran November 19, 2023.
US President Donald Trump gestures on the day he delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, February 24, 2026.

Trump’s Iran calculus: A final diplomatic gamble or a countdown to conflict? - analysis

In his longest State of the Union yet, Trump framed Iran as an imminent threat, raising the question of whether he was signaling diplomacy or preparing the public for conflict.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
An illustration of the CIA and Iranian flags.

CIA publishes Farsi message instructing Iranians how to reach out securely

The CIA issued a rare public call in Farsi urging Iranian anti-regime protesters to contact the agency securely online, saying it can hear their voices and wants to help.

|ByJAMES GENN
Former CIA CTO Bob Flores joins Cyber 2.0

Two senior cybersecurity figures join Cyber 2.0 advisory board

Former CIA CTO Bob Flores and former IAI cyber division head Esti Peshin will advise the firm on securing industrial and connected systems.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Declassified JFK assassination files reveal Oswald's Soviet ties

Trump has also promised to release documents on the assassinations of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and Senator Robert Kennedy, both of whom were killed in 1968.

MARCH 19, 2025ByREUTERS
President John F. Kennedy signs a proclamation for the interdiction of the delivery of offensive weapons to Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis, at the White House in Washington in this handout photograph taken on October 23, 1962

CIA investigates potential security breach following DOGE federal workforce cuts - report

Classified information may have been compromised as Elon Musk's federal workforce cuts create security lapses, putting CIA operatives at risk amid conflicting federal directives.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in Langley, Virginia, US

The US intelligence community and its hidden enemies - opinion

The significance of Gabbard’s potential appointment extends to its impact on national security, foreign policy, and the organizational structure of American intelligence.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025ByERFAN FARD
Tulsi Gabbard

US Senate confirms Trump nominee Gabbard as intelligence chief

The vote was another victory for Trump as he pushes to secure quick Senate approval for all of his nominees for administration positions.

FEBRUARY 12, 2025ByREUTERS
Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's new director of national intelligence, testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 30, 2025.

COVID-19 virus likely originated from lab leak, CIA says

The newly appointed CIA chief, John Ratcliffe, noted last week that one of his priorities would be assessing the origins of the pandemic.

JANUARY 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A man wearing a face mask walks past an image of a virus November 24, 2020. Oldham, United Kingdom.

NYT reveals stealthy role of CIA director in Gaza hostage, ceasefire deal

Towing the line between diplomat and intelligence agent, Burns's trips to the region are shrouded under a cloak of mystery.

JANUARY 22, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
CIA Director William J. Burns departs a classified briefing with members of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 30, 2024.

The new CIA director and the Tehran regime headache - opinion

Currently, with Trump inaugurating his second term, prioritizing the CIA's challenges regarding Iran is crucial.

JANUARY 21, 2025ByERFAN FARD
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's expected nominee for CIA Director John Ratcliffe appears for a Senate Intelligence confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC

Trump announces sweeping first-day executive orders and record declassifications

Classified documents regarding the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK are to be released. Trump added that "other topics of great interest" will have classified records declassified.

JANUARY 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally the day before he is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2025.

CIA chief leaves Qatar as hostage talks fail to make progress - Washington Post

Current progress in the talks remains stuck for the time being, as the two sides remain at an impasse over a couple of Israeli demands.

DECEMBER 20, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency William Burns. (Illustrative)

CIA director William Burns heads to Qatar for hostage deal talks, sources tell the 'Post'

This comes with reports that a hostage deal could come in a month.

DECEMBER 17, 2024ByAMICHAI STEIN, REUTERS
CIA Director William J. Burns departs a classified briefing with members of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 30, 2024.