CIA
Israel thought it could spur rebellion inside Iran. That hasn’t happened
Donald Trump’s hopes that an Israeli plan to ignite an internal uprising against Iran’s theocratic government could bring the war to a swift end have so far been dashed.
- Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Edward Wong and Ronen Bergman
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US ground invasion of Iran may not be enough to oust Iran’s regime: report
The findings of a classified report by the National Intelligence Council have raised doubts about Donald Trump’s stated objective of electing the next supreme leader of Iran.
- John Hudson and Warren P. Strobel
Israel hacked Tehran traffic cameras to spy on Khamenei
Israeli spies spent years watching Iran’s late supreme leader and his entourage on the streets of their own capital city.
- Allegra Mendelson
How the CIA pinpointed – and doomed – a gathering of Iranian leaders
Shortly before the US and Israel were poised to launch an attack on Iran, the US spy agency zeroed in on the location of perhaps the most important target: the country’s supreme leader.
- Julian E. Barnes, Ronen Bergman, Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager
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- Venezuela crisis
US plans to ‘run’ Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, Trump says, after operation to oust Maduro
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro spent the night in a New York prison cell after he was captured by US special forces in a brazen military raid.
- Michael Koziol
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- Venezuela crisis
Trump claims US carried out strikes on Venezuela and captured president
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife has been flown out of the country, Donald Trump claimed on his social media platform.
‘Laughable’: Moscow’s claim of drone attack on Putin residence slapped down
US national security officials have found that Ukraine did not target Putin or his Novgorod home, a conclusion backed up by a CIA assessment.
- Gram Slattery and Jonathan Landay
How the CIA lost a nuclear device at the top of the world
On a mission to spy on China, a team of hand-picked climbers managed to mislay a plutonium-laden device in the remote Himalayas. It has never been found.
- Jeffrey Gettleman and Hari Kumar
‘Where’s our transmitter?’ How the Whitlam dismissal nearly silenced radio 4ZZZ
The birth of Queensland’s first community radio station 50 years ago was a story of insurmountable odds meeting implacable effort – and a few cunning tricks.
- Nick Dent
National Guard member dies after shooting in Washington, DC
Donald Trump announced the 20-year-old had died in his first live remarks since the shooting two blocks from the White House.
- Michael Koziol