Tag: Espionage and Intelligence Services
Possibility of Obstruction Looms Over Trump, Affidavit Suggests
WASHINGTON — When the Justice Department proposed redactions to the affidavit underlying the warrant used to search former…
What We Know About the Killing of Ayman al-Zawahri
The United States announced on Monday that it had killed Ayman al-Zawahri in a drone strike in Afghanistan,…
U.S. Warns China Not to Turn Pelosi’s Expected Trip to Taiwan Into a ‘Crisis’
WASHINGTON — The United States warned China on Monday not to respond to an expected trip to Taiwan…
U.S. Offer to Swap Russian Arms Dealer for Griner Highlights Uncomfortable Choices
For their families as well, the choice looks different than for geopolitical figures worried about the precedent. “It’s…
Mossad Sheds New Light on Argentina Terrorist Attacks in 1990s
TEL AVIV — Two terrorist attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets in Buenos Aires in the 1990s that…
C.I.A. Director Issues Warning After Possible Noose Is Found Near Facility
The C.I.A. director, William J. Burns, issued a warning to the agency’s work force last week after what…
Defense Firm Said U.S. Spies Backed Its Bid for Pegasus Spyware Maker
A team of executives from an American military contractor quietly visited Israel numerous times in recent months to…
After Israel’s Spies Hit Iran Hard, an Intelligence Official Loses His Job
For more than a decade, he was a feared presence in Iran, presiding over a vast intelligence apparatus.…
Fears Grow Over Iran’s Nuclear Program as Tehran Digs a New Tunnel Network
The deal, which President Donald J. Trump abandoned in 2018, limited Tehran’s ability to install new centrifuges and…
David C. MacMichael, C.I.A. Whistleblower, Dies at 95
Congress rejected Reagan’s request for more aid to the contras. Cut off, the administration turned to an illegal…
F.B.I. Told Israel It Wanted Pegasus Hacking Tool for Investigations
WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. informed the Israeli government in a 2018 letter that it had purchased Pegasus, the…
U.S. Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals, Officials Say
WASHINGTON — The United States has provided intelligence about Russian units that has allowed Ukrainians to target and…