Espionage

IDF sentences soldier to five years after spying for Iran, sending images of interceptions

The soldier was accused of passing information on to Iranian agents in exchange for financial compensation, including videos of Iranian rockets being intercepted during the war.

 The embroidered flags of Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran (illustrative)
 Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto delivers remarks during a meeting with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on June 15, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia.

Italy arrests two over alleged spying for Russia

A Tajik national flag flies in the wind in the Tajik exclave of Vorukh in the Kyrgyz Batken region, where multiple deadly border conflicts between the two Central Asian nations took place since the fall of the Soviet Union, on May 24, 2025.

Tajik national charged in alleged Iran spying case after filming Haifa Port, Elbit facility

Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert speaks out on her 804 days in Iranian prisons, after being arrested in 2018 in Tehran.

Released from Iranian prison after 804 days, Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert has a message for Iran


Israel detains American citizen over alleged paid missions for Iranian intelligence

Police say suspect photographed sensitive sites in Israel, received tens to hundreds of dollars per assignment; prosecutor’s statement filed.

An Iranian man walks past an anti-US and anti-Israel mural painted on a wall, in the capital Tehran on May 10, 2026.

A company sued an employee claiming industrial espionage and fictitious sick days

The employee claimed that his wages were withheld and that he was fired via a WhatsApp message.

A company sued an employee for NIS 600 thousand claiming industrial espionage and fictitious sick days

US court sentences Israeli resident in Scottsdale, Arizona over trade secret conspiracy

US officials said an Israeli citizen working in Arizona received a sentence of time served after pleading guilty to a conspiracy to steal sensitive semiconductor design data.

A close-up of a test sample of a transistor chip under a microscope in the laboratory (illustrative)

Haifa man sentenced to over eight years in prison for providing information to foreign agent

Dimitri Cohen was convicted of making contact with a foreign agent and attempting to provide information that could be used by Iran and its terrorist proxies during wartime.

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.

Gofman takes Mossad by storm, as spy org. ramps up plans to topple Islamic regime

New Mossad Director Roman Gofman, the first outsider to lead the spy agency since 2011, is exploring new methods to topple Iran's Islamic regime.

Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

Islamic regime detains 130 people over riots, espionage operations for Israel, US - report

Some 126 people were arrested for "sabotage operations and rioting" during the January protests, while four individuals were accused of spying for Israel and the US, Iranian media reported.

Basij militia members during an anti-Israel march in Tehran, January 2025; illustrative.

Haifa man indicted on charges of espionage for Iran, revealing sensitive information during war

According to police reports, the man transferred intelligence to Iranian-linked actors from January to March 2025, including during the recent Israeli-US war with Iran.

An illustrative photo of a laptop displaying the Iranian flag, representing Iran in a digital or cyber context, March 27, 2026.

China arrests US scholar of Myanmar on suspicion of spying

A ministry spokesperson told a regular news conference when asked about a New York Times report that Min Zin had disappeared in Kunming in southwest China last week.

U.S. and China’s national flags flutter in Tiananmen Square, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to China, in Beijing, China, May 13, 2026.

US sources dismiss Pentagon leak alleging Israeli spying as anti-Iran war pushback

There have always been "America First" forces within the US, and even within the Pentagon, who opposed American intervention in Iran, and are angry at Israel for its role in starting the war.

 U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

Pentagon raises Israel espionage threat to 'critical' as Mossad chief ousts deputy

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A general view of the Pentagon, Washington, October 15, 2025; illustrative.