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The NSO Group logo is seen on a smartphone placed on a laptop keyboard. (Mundissima/Alamy)
April 12, 2026, 2:22 pm
CIA reportedly used Pegasus software for deception op during rescue of airman in Iran
Americans used Israeli-founded NSO’s controversial spyware to send fake messages to Tehran officials, IRGC operatives, saying downed officer had already been found, UK’s Times reports
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump (right) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walk into Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP/Alex Brandon)
April 8, 2026, 8:41 am
Top Trump aides told him PM’s prewar regime change forecast was ‘farcical’ — report
NYT reveals PM’s high stakes Situation Room pitch to Trump included series of predictions — such as Tehran being too weak to close Hormuz or attack neighbors — that haven’t panned out
By ToI Staff
Emergency personnel keep a presence following the shooting of two National Guard soldiers near the White House in Washington, November 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
November 27, 2025, 11:05 pm
Afghani man who shot officers in DC served in CIA-backed force, was granted US asylum
Trump urges removal of any non-citizen ‘who does not belong here’ after Rahmanullah Lakanwal allegedly drove across US to carry out ‘targeted’ attack near White House, critically injuring two National Guard soldiers
By Maria Danilova
CIA Director John Ratcliffe departs a classified briefing for senators at the US Capitol on Capitol Hill, June 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
June 30, 2025, 6:34 am
CIA chief says strike on metal conversion site set Iran nuclear program back by years
Isfahan site damage assessment shared with US lawmakers appears to mesh with that of Israeli officials; Iranian envoy to the UN vows the Islamic Republic ‘will never stop’ enriching uranium
By AP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)
June 18, 2025, 2:19 pm
Report reveals Trump’s winding path from skeptic to backer of Israel’s Iran strike
Private conversations, public denials, and high-level briefings outline how the US president drifted from peace overtures to aiding a bold Israeli assault
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
File - Then-US president Donald Trump appears on Fox & Friends with co-host Pete Hegseth during a Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride event at the White House in Washington, April 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
November 13, 2024, 6:49 am
Trump taps Fox News host who said US must ‘stand by strong ally’ Israel to head Pentagon
US president-elect says ‘America’s enemies on notice’ after nominating Pete Hegseth, an Iran hawk who has said ‘either we put up or shut up’ vis-à-vis Iranian nuclear program
By AP and ToI Staff
A voter drops off her ballot in North Miami, Florida, October 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
October 31, 2020, 5:13 am
Iranian hackers who sent threatening emails to Americans accessed voter data
US security officials say culprits scanned state websites for vulnerabilities and successfully breached at least one, in intimidation campaign aimed at thousands
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump listens during a briefing about Hurricane Laura with first responders at the emergency operations center, in Orange, Texas, August 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 30, 2020, 8:36 am
White House halts election security briefings to Congress, sparking fury
Trump says move aims to prevent leaks; Democrats accuse him of trying to cover up Russian help for his reelection campaign
By AFP and ToI Staff
Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas., questions former special counsel Robert Mueller as he testifies before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 24, 2019 (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
August 3, 2019, 6:21 am
Trump pick for national intelligence director withdraws
John Ratcliffe’s announcement leaves intel community without a permanent, Senate-confirmed leader, as an array of foreign threats loom
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and Jonathan Lemire
In this file photo taken on July 24, 2019 US Representative John Ratcliffe, Republican of Texas, listens as former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifies in Washington, DC. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
July 30, 2019, 6:57 am
As threats loom, Trump intel chief pick faces doubts over his lack of experience
John Ratcliffe comes to job with resumé long on vociferous support for president, but not much in way of national security, critics say
By Eric Tucker, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Deb Riechmann
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