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A woman carries an Iranian flag in a mourning ceremony marking the 40th day since the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the US and Israel strikes, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
April 13, 2026, 4:17 am
Judge lifts gag order on names of brothers charged last month in Iran spy case
Meir and Yosef Nahum allegedly gave Iranian agents AI-generated fake army information in exchange for over $32,000
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Prison guards operate in a special wing of the Damon Prison established for Israelis accused of spying for Iran, in the Druze town of Daliyat al-Karmel, northern Israel, July 1, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 19, 2025, 4:45 pm
Russian citizen in Israel on work permit indicted for spying for Iran
Prosecutors accuse Vitaly Zvyagintsev of sending Iranian agent footage of military vessels and strategic area before he was arrested at airbase earlier this month
By Charlie Summers and Reuters
Defendants Jian G (L) is being uncuffed as co-defendant and Yaqi X (R) sits at her place in the courtroom of the higher regional court in Dresden, eastern Germany, on September 30, 2025. (Odd ANDERSEN / POOL / AFP)
September 30, 2025, 4:04 pm
Germany sentences Chinese spy who informed Beijing on German arms sent to Israel
Chinese national handed suspended term of one year and nine months, was an accomplice to far-right lawmaker’s former aide who is jailed for four years and nine months
By AFP and ToI Staff
Elimelech Stern, convicted for contact with a foreign agent over alleged spying for Iran, at the Jerusalem District Court, September 14, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 14, 2025, 5:32 pm
Haredi yeshiva student convicted of carrying out tasks for Iranian agent
Elimelech Stern, 22, of Beit Shemesh, hung fliers with bloodied palm prints and anti-war texts on behalf of handler, but refused request to ignite a brushfire in Jerusalem
By Charlie Summers
Tiberias residents Yoni Segal, 18, and Omri Mizrahi, 20, who were arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran on June 30, 2025. (Screenshot used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law/Channel 12 News)
June 30, 2025, 7:33 pm
Iranian agent tried to recruit two Israelis in assassination plot, police say
Handler allegedly sought to fly pair abroad for weapons training, with goal of killing top Israeli scientist; police detain another suspected spy said to have transported grenade
By Charlie Summers
Ben Gurion University campus in the southern city of Beersheba on May 28, 2023. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
June 26, 2025, 4:10 pm
Ben-Gurion University student arrested for espionage, sowing division on Iran’s behalf
Suspect, 22, was in contact with Iranian agents, scattered nails on a major road in Beersheba, according to police and Shin Bet; will be expelled from BGU
By Charlie Summers
A Russian-made S-300 air defense system is carried on a truck in front of a portrait of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during an annual armed forces parade just outside Tehran, Iran, September 21, 2024. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
June 23, 2025, 11:22 pm
Police arrest three more Israelis on Iran espionage suspicions
Haifa resident reportedly stalked Netanyahu’s future daughter-in-law, sent photos of her to Iranian agent; two suspects received thousands of dollars from handlers, police say
By Charlie Summers
Illustrative: An Israel Police car in Tel Aviv on April 12, 2020. (joseh51camera/iStock by Getty Images)
May 16, 2025, 10:07 pm
16-year-old Israeli arrested for carrying out tasks on behalf of Iranian agents
Teen hid money, photographed sites and printed inciting flyers in exchange for money, officials say
By ToI Staff
Security forces arrest two residents of the northern Druze village of Mas'ade on suspicion spying for Iran's IRGC Quds Force, in a photo cleared for publication on December 6, 2024. (Israel Police)
December 6, 2024, 12:13 pm
Father, son from northern Druze village accused of spying for Iran’s IRGC Quds Force
Shin Bet reveals it arrested duo from Mas’ade in November, charging they passed info on IDF activity in Golan Heights to Iranian handlers — the latest in flood of espionage cases
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, separated by heavy wire screen as they leave US Court House after being found guilty of by jury of spying for the Soviet Union, 1951. (Roger Higgins for the New York World-Telegram and the Sun/Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
September 10, 2024, 9:03 pm
Unsealed memo from 1950 says Ethel Rosenberg ‘did not engage’ in atomic espionage
While historians have long agreed husband Julius was Soviet spy, they have been divided over whether Ethel took part in activities; both were executed by US in 1953
By Eric Tucker
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, March 29, 2024. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
April 1, 2024, 4:55 pm
Kremlin dismisses US, German reports Russia behind ‘Havana Syndrome’
Putin government says no evidence to back up claims military intelligence was present at scenes where American spies reportedly suffered health incidents
By Guy Faulconbridge
Reuben Efron, back center, poses with his brother Irving Effron, below center and his mother and his uncle in an undated photo. (Courtesy Barry Effron/ via JTA)
August 23, 2023, 4:39 am
The CIA agent who tracked JFK’s assassin tried to recruit his nephew — to orthodoxy
Barry Effron says his religious uncle Reuben’s fluency in 6 languages and law office devoid of books raised his suspicions – and his sighting of a UFO in 1957 Russia confirmed them
By Ron Kampeas
Photos of Ted and Joan Hall in 'A Compassionate Spy.' (Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)
August 12, 2023, 2:43 am
The spy who loved her: How wife shielded US nuclear scientist after intel leak to USSR
New documentary ‘A Compassionate Spy’ reveals the crisis of conscience that led Manhattan Project physicist Ted Hall to spy for the Soviets, and how his spouse Joan kept his secret
By Rich Tenorio
Illustrative: Turkish police seen in Ankara, Turkey, June 29, 2021. (AP Photo/ Burhan Ozbilici)
July 3, 2023, 7:22 pm
Turkey said to arrest 7 members of alleged sprawling Mossad spy network
Report in pro-government daily claims Turkish intel uncovered Tel Aviv-operated spy ring whose missions included hacking phones and marking targets in Beirut
By ToI Staff
A police tape cordons an area outside a house where Swedish Security Service allegedly arrested two people on suspicions of espionage in a predawn operation in Stockholm, November 22 2022. (Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP)
November 25, 2022, 11:43 pm
Trial begins for Iranian-born Swedish brothers charged with spying for Russia
Peyman and Payam Kia allegedly worked together to pass information to Russian military intelligence for over a decade, with Peyman working for secret Swedish spy agency at the time
By AP
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