Espionage

FBI arrests California woman under suspicion of spying on Taiwan's president's son for China

The FBI arrested Wanying Zhang, also known as Heather, at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday before her planned departure to China, the agency said in a statement.

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te arrives for a briefing with foreign correspondents in Taipei on June 18, 2026.
Yufang Rong and her Chinese-born husband Youlin Chen, a US expert on North Korean nuclear tests who has been imprisoned in China since late 2024, pose for a photo taken on an unknown date in Los Angeles, California, US, in this still image of the photo used in a video edit.

Wife of US seismologist detained in China says Trump will ask Xi to free him

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

Israeli sentenced to 55 months in prison for spying for Iran, photographing Gallant's house

ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Arab Israeli arrested after allegedly making contact with Lebanese foreign agent


British-Azerbaijani national arrested for allegedly spying on airbase in Cyprus for Iran's IRGC

Rashad Sultanov, 44, from Islington in north London, was arrested on July 17 by Cypriot authorities and is being held in custody as extradition proceedings progress, the Metropolitan Police said.

The entrance of RAF Akrotiri pictured on March 2, 2026 in Akrotiri, Cyprus.

Trump's pick for US spy chief due to be approved in Senate vote after confirmation hearing

If approved to be the director of national intelligence, Clayton would fill a role vacated in June when Tulsi Gabbard stepped down after a tenure marked by clashes with congressional Democrats.

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.

Russia expels two Italian diplomats in 'reciprocal measure' to Italy's expulsion of embassy staff

Russia's Foreign Ministry also said it had summoned Italian interim Charge d'Affaires Giovanni Scopa in connection with the expulsion of Russian embassy staff.

FILE PHOTO: Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani attends a joint press conference, on the day of a meeting to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine and security in Europe, at Villa Madama in Rome, Italy, June 12, 2025.

IRGC manufactures espionage fears in Jordan despite low public opinion of Islamic Republic

The IRGC claimed on Monday to have damaged aircraft in attacks on Jordan’s Aqaba Airport, which notably came after Amman denied having evacuated the airport and seaport.

The IRGC clerics prepare for the funeral of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran on July 3, 2026.

Hezbollah-tied individual arrested on suspicion of spying for Israel in Lebanon

The individual was accused of providing intelligence to Israel that ultimately allowed the Jewish state to kill four top-tier security leaders in the terror group.

 Hezbollah members parade during a rally marking al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day) in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon April 5, 2024.

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)

Italy arrests two over alleged spying for Russia

Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said the investigation helped to reveal Russia's true attitude to Italy after Italy provided military and civilian aid to Ukraine.

 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.

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

Dodobaev, a Tajik citizen whose temporary Israeli residency permit had expired by May, is charged with contact with a foreign agent, and several other serious crimes.

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.

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

After attending a conference in Tehran in 2018, Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert was arrested under false espionage charges and sent to both IRGC and public Iranian prisons. This is her story.

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

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.