IRAN ON THE MOVE
7 East Jerusalem Men Arrested in Iran Spy Plot, Including Bid to Kill Nuclear Scientist: TOI staff, Times of Israel, Oct. 22, 2024 — Seven East Jerusalem Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran and plotting attacks in Israel on the Islamic Republic’s behalf, the Israel Police and Shin Bet said Tuesday, marking the fifth such case to be revealed in just over a month and the second in as many days.
Tehran’s Hidden Message: Why An Iranian Official Visited War-Struck Beirut – Analysis: Seth J. Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, Oct. 12, 2024 — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf piloted a plane that flew to Lebanon on Saturday.
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Leak of Sensitive Intelligence to Iran Shakes Israel’s Plan to Hit Iran and More: Stephen Bryen, Weapons & Strategy, Oct. 20, 2024
Hacking or Sabotage? US Probes ‘Top Secret’ Leak of Israel’s Plan on Iran: Iran International, Oct. 20, 2024
What Leaked US Assessment of Israeli Plans to Strike Iran Shows: Frank Gardner, BBC, Oct. 21, 2024
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Iran Complains to UN Nuclear Watchdog About Israeli Threats to Its Atomic Sites, Spokesman Says: Reuters, Oct. 21, 2024 — Iran has written to the U.N. nuclear watchdog to complain about Israeli threats to strike its atomic energy sites, its foreign ministry spokesman said at a weekly news conference on Monday.
Investigation Underway into Leak of US Intelligence on Israel-Iran, House’s Johnson Says: Reuters, Tovah Lazaroff, Jerusalem Post, Oct. 20, 2024 — The United States is investigating the leak of a pair of highly classified intelligence documents describing Israel’s preparations for a retaliatory strike on Iran, House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday.
Speaker Johnson Says Now Is the Time For US, Israel to Go After Iran: ‘Head of the Snake’: Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, Oct. 20, 2024 — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., says the U.S. should assist Israel with a “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran as tensions continue to rise in the Middle East.
‘Israel Doesn’t Trust Us,’ Pompeo Says After US Leaked Intelligence on Iran: Izzy Salant, JNS, Oct. 21, 2024 — Mike Pompeo, a former U.S. secretary of state and former CIA director, urged attendees on a Republican Jewish Coalition call to vote for former President Donald Trump—the current GOP presidential candidate—and said the Jewish state suspects its American counterparts after U.S. officials leaked Israeli intelligence documents about Iran to the press.