Mossad

January 16, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Kurdish opposition groups in Iran support protests, claim attacks on Tehran regime

Kurdish opposition groups in northwestern Iran have actively supported protests against the Iranian regime during the first two weeks of January. They have issued statements backing...

October 30, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

The Regime’s Reformists Are Back, but Iranians Rejected Them Long Ago

Once more, the Islamic Republic cloaks repression in the guise of reform. The Islamic Republic, which has long banned public dancing, unveiled women, and mixed-gender celebrations, is now projecting an...

October 6, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel sends delegation to Egypt for ceasefire talks

Israel sent a delegation to Egypt on October 6 to take part in talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza. The Israeli delegation headed to Egypt in the wake of President Donald Trump announcing that...

September 19, 2025 | Joe Truzman |

New anti-Hamas militia emerges in Gaza

On August 21, an armed group in the Gaza Strip calling itself the Counterterrorism Strike Force (CSF) declared its formation. The group is among a handful of anti-Hamas militias that are reportedly managed...

September 18, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Human Rights Are the Key to a Free Iran

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s president will address the United Nations even as his government silences its citizens with the noose. Masoud Pezeshkian, scheduled to visit New York on September 23 for...

September 18, 2025 | Andrea Stricker |

After the Strikes

Preventing an Iranian nuclear resurgence

September 12, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Lessons from Doha: Eject Hamas now 

Israel’s strike on Doha shattered the illusion that Hamas’s leaders could hide safely behind Gulf skylines. But a look further back shows this immunity had gaps.   The...

August 23, 2025 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Iran Reshuffles the Deck. Will it Matter?

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has restructured the Islamic Republic’s national security apparatus to cover up Iran’s gaping weaknesses.

August 15, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Israel intensifies outreach to Iranians as Tehran anticipates another war

As many Iranians blame the regime’s policies for deepening the country’s water crisis, which “[threatens] millions of residents,” Israel is seizing the moment to voice support...

August 12, 2025 | |

Iran Refusing Inspections of Nuclear Sites as Senior IAEA Official Concludes Visit to Tehran

First Meeting With IAEA Since June War: The Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Massimo Aparo, has departed from Tehran after conducting the...

August 8, 2025 | Joe Truzman |

Israeli security cabinet approves plan to capture and control Gaza City

Israel’s key decision-making security cabinet approved a controversial plan on August 8 to occupy Gaza City militarily. The decision balks at both international and domestic pressure for Israel...

August 8, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Tehran Ramps Up Executions Amid Fears of Post-War Unrest

In Iran, espionage trials have become a form of theater in which political prisoners face very real executions. It’s an attempt by the regime to mask its failure to stop Israel’s spy agency, the Mossad,...

August 5, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Afghans in Iran have significant national security implications for the Tehran regime

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has reportedly asked the Taliban for access to a leaked list of Afghan nationals who assisted the United Kingdom, aiming to identify individuals affiliated...

July 3, 2025 | |

‘We’re Probably Thinking Closer to 2 Years’: Pentagon Provides More Details on Damage Assessment of U.S. Strikes Against Iranian Nuclear Sites

Battle Damage Assessment: Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell provided more details on the Pentagon’s battle damage assessment (BDA) on July 2 regarding U.S. strikes against...

July 3, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Mossad’s Next Challenge

Preempting future Iranian threats will require pitch-perfect Israeli intelligence.

June 27, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

Tehran excels at exporting terrorism

In the words of a piece of antisemitic graffiti daubed on a synagogue in Melbourne, Australia: “Iran Is Da Bomb.”

June 23, 2025 | |

Iran Executes Alleged Israeli Spy as Regime’s Internet Blackout Persists

A Fraudulent Execution: Iran hanged a 26-year-old man accused of spying for Israel, the Islamic Republic’s state media announced on June 23. According to the Norway-based nonprofit...

June 18, 2025 | Bridget Toomey, Toby Dershowitz

10 Things to Know About Tehran’s Propaganda Network, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting

Israel struck the Tehran headquarters of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on June 16, damaging a key regime media organ. IRIB is far from an independent news channel. Rather, it is a tool...

June 17, 2025 | Joe Truzman |

Israeli airstrikes eliminate senior Iranian military officials

Since the beginning of Israel’s military campaign against Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, the Israeli military has targeted and eliminated key figures belonging to the Islamic...

June 15, 2025 | |

Israel’s Mossad Smuggled Drone Parts Ahead of ‘Operation Rising Lion’

Latest Developments Mossad’s Drone Buildup: Ahead of its strikes on Iran, Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency reportedly spent months smuggling parts into Iran for the construction of hundreds...