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Trump spy nominee Jay Clayton faces tense hearing after refusing to say Joe Biden won in 2020

Clayton said only that Biden had been "certified" as president, while also insisting, "I am not an election denier."

Jay Clayton, US President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
 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

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

Israel detains American citizen over alleged paid missions for Iranian intelligence


Amnesty says Pakistan spying on millions through phone-tapping, firewall

Already restricted political and media freedoms in Pakistan have tightened in recent years, particularly after the military broke with then-Prime Minister Imran Khan in 2022.

 A protester throws an object towards security force personnel during a protest rally demanding Khan's release, in Islamabad, Pakistan, November 26, 2024.

IDF intensifies attacks in Gaza, moves forward with Gaza City op.

Meeting on Gaza City occupation plan ends, COGAT ready to evacuate population • Car explosion leaves one injured in Ashkelon • Netanyahu argues Macron fueling French Jew-hatred

 Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in Gaza May 2, 2023.

Police arrest Palestinian West Bank resident for alleged ties to Iranian agent - N12

The 24-year-old suspect was apprehended on August 6 during a joint operation by the Israel Police officers from the Etzion police station in the West Bank and the IDF.

 The silhouette of a man, seen over the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran (illustrative)

UK hires US-based contractor to carry out spy flights over Gaza, seeking hostages - report

The British government is paying a US-based company to carry out spy plane flights over Gaza in order to look for hostages held by Hamas, Defense Ministry sources told The Times.

A view of the security gate of RAF Akrotiri, a British military base in Cyprus, September 25, 2024

Iranian-born Lod man indicted for spying for Islamic Republic, contacted Iranian agents abroad

Around May, the defendant warned the Iranian agent that Israel was planning to attack the Islamic Republic, that it was preparing for a ground operation at Iranian nuclear sites,

 The silhouette of a person, with Iran's flag in the background (illustrative).

Jewish man accused of being Russian spy just ‘dreamt’ of being ‘James Bond,’ ex wife says

Howard Phillips said he was acting as a double agent, attempting to gain intelligence to share with Israel to better London-Jerusalem relations.

 Howard Phillips.

Israeli teacher arrested for espionage, accused of aiding Iran’s operations

Abh Samhan joins a consistently growing list of Israeli citizens who knowingly carried out assignments and committed acts at the instruction of Iranian agents.

 An illustrative image of an Iranian agent in the backdrop of an Iranian flag.

IDF soldier arrested for contact with Iranian agents, exchanging information for money

IDF soldier suspected of spying for Iran in exchange for financial incentives.

 The silhouette of a person, with Iran's flag in the background (illustrative).

Donation infiltration: How Iranian spies infiltrate IDF donation networks to target Israel

Iranian operatives are using Facebook or WhatsApp groups of mothers of IDF soldiers to spy on Israel.

 Many people have joined WhatsApp groups that have members of not-for-profits, mothers seeking supplies for their children’s platoons, vendors who can supply goods, and apparently one or more Iranian spies.

'No reasonable explanation': Tel Aviv man indicted over spying for Iran

This whole time, Beilin “was aware that he was carrying out orders from an enemy agent against the State of Israel, all for pay,” reads the indictment. 

 An illustrative image of an Iranian agent in the backdrop of an Iranian flag.