Espionage

Man indicted for surveilling senior official on suspected Iranian intelligence instruction

Authorities did not publicly identify the senior official who was allegedly targeted; Israeli media reports identified him as former defense minister Yoav Gallant. 

 An illustrative image of an Iranian agent in the backdrop of an Iranian flag.
Demonstrators hold pictures of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally in solidarity with Iran's government in Tehran, near the Iranian Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, January 18, 2026

Turkey arrests six suspected of spying for Iran, targeted NATO-run air base

A woman waves a Palestinian flag during a pro-Palestinian protest on the two-year anniversary of the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas from Gaza, in La Paz, Bolivia, October 7, 2025.

US presses Bolivia to expel suspected Iranian spies, harden approach to terrorist groups

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Spanish judge shelves investigation of Pegasus use for attacks on PM Sanchez, ministers


US military base in Virginia swarmed by mystery drones for weeks

In December 2023, a swarm of drones flew above the Langley Air Force Base on Virginia’s shoreline for 17 nights.

 Footage alleging to show a drone flying over northern Israel was shared across social media following the alerts. August 6, 2024.

Boris Johnson claims he found bugging device after meeting with PM Netanyahu

Boris Johnson claimed security officials found a bugging device in his private bathroom, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used it.

 THEN-BRITISH prime minister Boris Johnson welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Downing Street, in 2019.

Shin Bet thwarts significant Iranian assassination attempts on Israeli citizens

The Shin Bet has thwarted several serious plots, some of which were reported to be in advanced stages of planning and preparation.

 Conceptual image of war between Israel and Iran using chess pieces and national flags

Israel carries out covert assassination, steals documents in Iran

The presenter, Vahid Haddab, claimed that "last month, Israel assassinated a figure whose identity has not yet been identified and stole documents inside Iran."

 WOULD WAR with Iran lead to Israel’s destruction, or does Israel have no choice but to attack?

German prosecutors open probe into drone flights over critical infrastructure

The Bild newspaper, which first reported the investigation, cited an internal police report that said a no-fly zone over a nuclear power plant had been violated several times this month.

 A handout graphic provided to Reuters shows the specifications and characteristics of the Russian Orlan-10 UAV, including several of its sensor systems and capabilities, published December 15, 2022, by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a defence think tank in London, Britain.

Ramat Gan resident indicted on charges of spying for Iranian agent

The defendant received a total of $12,000 in cryptocurrencies.

 An anti-Israel billboard is seen next to the Iranian flag during a celebration following the IRGC attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2024.

'Sham conviction': Jewish groups, world leaders condemn Russia’s sentencing of Evan Gershkovich

Evan Gershkovich, a 32-year-old Jewish American, was sentenced to 16 imprisonment by a Russian court over espionage charges.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who faces charges of espionage, stands inside an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia July 19, 2024.

Russian court jails US reporter Gershkovich for 16 years after convicting him of espionage

Gershkovich, a 32-year-old American who said the allegations against him were false, went on trial last month in the city of Yekaterinburg.

 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is in custody on espionage charges, stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing to consider extending his detention in Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2024.

Iranian intelligence recruited Israeli citizens for espionage - Shin Bet

Detectives arrested three Israeli citizens on suspicion of conducting security activities in Israel under the direction of Iranian intelligence agencies.

 Conversations between an Israeli and their Iranian "handler" over conducting surveillance for Iran.

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to be freed after pleading guilty to US Espionage Act charge

Assange is due to be sentenced to 62 months of time already served at a hearing on the island of Saipan at 9 a.m. local time on Wednesday.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London