Why was the Mossad left out of the loop of Iran attack?

A staggering intelligence failure by Israeli military intelligence took place on April 1. IDF intelligence assessed that killing Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force Commander for Lebanon and Syria, Mohammed Reza Zahedi, in the heart of Damascus within a diplomatic compound (though not in the Iranian Embassy to Syria itself) would not lead … Read more

Qatar: ‘The arsonist who then claims to be the firefighter’?

In the wake of Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein’s exclusive visit and meetings with a series of top officials in Qatar, there have been a number of counter-perspectives shared with the Post compared to what the Qataris told Klein. These perspectives can be roughly divided into three categories: 1) those who see the Qataris … Read more

David Barnea expected to resume Gaza hostage talks in Qatar on Sunday

The head of Israeli intelligence is expected to lead ceasefire talks with mediators, which resume in Qatar on Sunday in direct response to a new proposal from Hamas, a source close to the talks told Reuters on Saturday. The talks between Mossad head David Barnea, Qatar’s prime minister, and Egyptian officials will focus on … Read more

Seven arrested in Turkey for alleged ‘collaboration’ with Mossad

Seven people were arrested in Turkey last month on charges of collaborating with the Mossad, Israeli media reported on Tuesday. Authorities said the seven were caught in a joint operation by the National Intelligence Organization and Istanbul Police. The suspects were arrested for cooperating and providing information to the Israeli intelligence service. Turkey, including … Read more

Israel’s Mossad shuts down ‘baseless lie’ spread by Likud’s Tally Gotliv – Israel Politics

Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency shut down unfounded claims shared by Likud MK Tally Gotliv, claiming that the agency’s director David Barnea received information that protest leader Shikma Bressler “communicated with Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar before October 7.” “The claim is a recycled falsehood,” the Mossad said in a Wednesday statement issued through the Prime … Read more

How Israel-Saudi normalization could go down, if it happens

Since the Abraham Accords were signed in Washington by Israel, the UAE, Bahrain, and later by Sudan and Morocco, talk has run wild about a normalization deal with Saudi Arabia. But, though the Israeli prime minister at the helm remains the same the people that close normalization deals have slightly shifted, and so have … Read more

Iran claims it discovered ‘dozens’ of Israeli spies around the world

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry claimed Friday that “dozens” of spies working with Israel were discovered in 28 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe, including several spies operating in Tehran and other parts of Iran. The ministry claimed that the spies were uncovered in “the largest combined intelligence and counter-intelligence operation against the espionage and security … Read more

Iran executes four people it claims are linked to Israeli intelligence

Iran carried out the death sentences of four people on Monday that it says were linked to an Israeli intelligence operation after the Supreme Court rejected their appeal, Iranian state media reported. The defendants were accused of illegally entering Iranian territory from Iraq’s Kurdistan region to carry out a bombing operation in an Isfahan-based … Read more

Iranian media falsely claims to have ‘injured’ Israeli in Iraq attacks

Iranian pro-government media spread images of an alleged “Israeli” they claimed to have injured in their attacks against Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The article was posted on Iran’s Tasnim News on Saturday. There was one problem with their report. The “Israeli” whose image Tasnim News in Iran used and who they … Read more

Netherlands summons Iran ambassador over child killed in Iraq attack

The Dutch government on Friday summoned the Iranian ambassador to the Netherlands following the death of a Dutch baby in an attack by Iran on Erbil, Iraq. Iran on Monday struck Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, with ballistic missiles in what it said was an attack on an Israeli spy headquarters, … Read more