Epstein Secrets

an’s own borders, however, the story is different. Twice in the past two years Iranian intelligence has cracked espionage rings working with Israel’s Mossad, Western intelligence officials tell TIME. In both cases, the arrests were the furthest thing from secret: announced at a news conference, each was l

mbasa golf course. Created to advance Iran’s interests clandestinely overseas, the Quds Force has lately provided mostly embarrassment, stumbling in Azerbaijan, Georgia, India, Kenya and most spectacularly in Thailand, where before accidentally blowing up their Bangkok safe house, Iran’s secret agents were p

an's own borders, however, the story is different. Twice in the past two years Iranian intelligence has cracked espionage rings working with Israel's Mossad, Western intelligence officials tell TIME. In both cases, the arrests were the furthest thing from secret: announced at a news conference, each was l

ombasa golf course. Created to advance Iran's interests clandestinely overseas, the Quds Force has lately provided mostly embarrassment, stumbling in Azerbaijan, Georgia, India, Kenya and most spectacularly in Thailand, where before accidentally blowing up their Bangkok safe house, Iran's secret agents were p

l southern neighbor, belie Iranian skulduggery. Iran has reciprocated by accusing Azerbaijan of harboring individuals spying on behalf of Israel's Mossad and heckling its neighbor for depravity and ways discordant with "the interests of the Islamic countries and the Muslim world," as an Iranian comm

the Persian Gulf. The long arm of the Islamic revolution Nearly two dozen incidents within the past eighteen months (including recent attempts in Azerbaijan, India, Georgia, EFTA_R1_00537951 EFTA02029070 Thailand, Kenya and Cyprus) have fueled suspicions that Tehran and Hezbollah are trawling farther

ation and another former CIA officer briefed on the matter —said al-Masri was killed by Kidon, a unit within the secretive Israeli spy organization Mossad allegedly responsible for the assassination of high-value targets." The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/al-masri-q

<https://apnews.com/article/peacekeeping-forces-azerbaijart-russia-vladimir-putin-armenia- 07679eadaeb535be478331e6113463c9> (11/15, Heintz) reports Azerbaijan on Sunday "postponed taking control of a territory ceded by Armenian forces in a cease-fire agreement, but denounced civilians leaving the area for

ation and another former CIA officer briefed on the matter — said al-Masri was killed by Kidon, a unit within the secretive Israeli spy organization Mossad allegedly responsible for the assassination of high-value targets." The Washington Post (11/14, Nakashima, 14.2M) says that a "report about Masri's

ar gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse the crowds." Azerbaijan Delays Takeover Of Disputed Territory. The AP (11/15, Heintz) reports Azerbaijan on Sunday "postponed taking control of a territory ceded by Armenian forces in a cease-fire agreement, but denounced civilians leaving the area for

ers its own backyard. But, of course, it's the Iranians who are the most upset and who in the short run have the most to lose. Tehran believes that Mossad has established a base in neighboring Azerbaijan from which the largely successful plots to assassinate Iranian nuclear physicists were initiated.

e Iranians who are the most upset and who in the short run have the most to lose. Tehran believes that Mossad has established a base in neighboring Azerbaijan from which the largely successful plots to assassinate Iranian nuclear physicists were initiated. The border between Azerbaijan and Iran is quite

ation and another former CIA officer briefed on the matter — said al-Masri was killed by Kidon, a unit within the secretive Israeli spy organization Mossad allegedly responsible for the assassination of high-value targets." The Washington Post (11/14, Nakashima, 14.2M) says that a "report about Masri's

ar gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse the crowds." Azerbaijan Delays Takeover Of Disputed Territory. The AP (11/15, Heintz) reports Azerbaijan on Sunday "postponed taking control of a territory ceded by Armenian forces in a cease-fire agreement, but denounced civilians leaving the area for

elligence and=recruit spies inside the Iranian program, according to the officials. The new hesitancy has caused "increasing dissatisfaction" i=side Mossad, Israel's overseas spy agency, says one official. Another se=ior security officer attributes the reluctance to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wh

tribution from Iran's own =ar-reaching underground. In the space of just days last month, alleged Ira=ian plots against Israeli targets in Thailand, Azerbaijan, Singapore and Georgia were announced as thwarted, and Indian o=ficials blamed Iran for a nearly fatal attack that went forward in New Del=i. The wi

uch retaliation would be limited and in any case less harmful than facing a nuclear-armed Iran. Those opposed to an attack, such as former Israeli Mossad head Meir Dagan, believe the risks are too uncertain and potentially too costly to justify a strike; in their view, covert actions will be more ef

a hit man from the Mexican cartel to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington and blow up the Saudi and Israeli embassies there. On Jan. 25, Azerbaijan uncovered an Iranian plot to assassinate Israel's ambassador to Baku, Michael Lotem. There were also reportedly plans to blow up a Jewish school n

ation and another former CIA officer briefed on the matter — said al-Masri was killed by Kidon, a unit within the secretive Israeli spy organization Mossad allegedly responsible for the assassination of high-value targets." The Washington Post (11/14, Nakashima, 14.2M) says that a "report about Masri's

ar gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse the crowds." Azerbaijan Delays Takeover Of Disputed Territory. The AP (11/15, Heintz) reports Azerbaijan on Sunday "postponed taking control of a territory ceded by Armenian forces in a cease-fire agreement, but denounced civilians leaving the area for