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Iran's Khamenei labels protesters 'seditionists' akin to Islamic State as regime kills thousands

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iranian protesters carried out acts similar to Islamic State and blamed the US for creating the group.

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.
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Former CIA chief tech officer warns: ‘AI needs security now to avoid the Internet's fate’

An illustration depicting the Mossad emblem (L) and the Iranian flag (R).

Mossad was part of Iran’s mosaic pre-ayatollahs, what might it be there after them? - analysis

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.

Islamic regime's crackdown on Iran protests 'unsustainable,' ex-CIA chief says


Iran informed Turkey in advance of its operation against Israel - Turkish source

Iran informed Turkey in advance of its planned operation against Israel, conveyed through diplomatic channels, aiming to limit escalation in the Middle East.

 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a protest against the recent killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem, in Istanbul, Turkey May 18, 2018.

Gaza ceasefire could be reached in days, Arab media says

Various sources have claimed that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could be reached within days, as the Israeli hostage negotiation team headed to Cairo to renew talks.

 People walk by pphotographs of  Israelis still held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at "Hostage Square" in Tel Aviv. March 10, 2024.

US spy agencies say country faces 'increasingly fragile world order'

The report largely focused on threats from China and Russia, as well as noting the risks of broader conflict related to Israel's campaign against Hamas in Gaza since the October 7 attacks.

 US Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) speaks at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats to American security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, March 11, 2024.

Mossad: Hamas wants to ignite region on Ramadan more than it wants a hostage deal

The Mossad charged that Hamas is seeking to escalate tensions ahead of Ramadan at the expense of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

 YAHYA SINWAR, leader of Hamas in Gaza, attends a rally in Gaza City marking the terror organization's 35th anniversary last December. Sinwar has once again aimed the arrow at Israel's Achilles' heel, argues the writer.

Ex-CIA chief: To defeat Hamas, Israel must get Gaza running again

The former CIA chief stated Israel cannot “stop until Hamas has been destroyed and cannot be reconstituted.”

Then US Army Gen. David Petraeus at an event in the White House, April, 2011

Blinken says hostage deal still possible, Burns meets Netanyahu in Israel

High on the list of topics discussed by the agencies included speculation over whether or not hostages have received their medications.

 William Burns, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director, attends his Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 24, 2021.

Israel close to reaching a new ceasefire deal with Hamas - WSJ

CIA chief and Qatari Prime Minister along with Israeli and Egyptian intelligence officials, are set to convene in Paris on Sunday

 Staff and volunteers of Amnesty International USA, MoveOn, Oxfam America and Win Without War hold a vigil outside the White House calling for a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2023.

US secretly warned Iran before deadly ISIS suicide bombings - report

ISIS-K first emerged in Afghanistan in 2015 after ISIS terrorists declared a caliphate in Iraq and Syria, and has since grown in strength since the US departure from Afrghastigan.

 People visit the grave of senior Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani (pictured in poster) at his hometown of Kerman.

CIA tries to recruit double agents in Russia with new video

CIA hopes to recruit Russians disaffected by Ukraine war

 The logo of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is shown in the lobby of the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia March 3, 2005.

CIA providing intel to Israel on Hamas leaders, Gaza hostages

The US spy agency oversaw a new task force assembled whose purpose is to gather intelligence on the missing hostages' whereabouts and has already uncovered information on Hamas's top leaders.

 The logo of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is shown in the lobby of the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia March 3, 2005.