Espionage
Iran arrests eight suspected of spying for Israel’s Mossad
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the arrest of eight individuals suspected of attempting to transmit sensitive information to Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency during the country’s 12-day war with Israel and the United States. According to the IRGC, the suspects received specialized training from Mossad via online platforms and were apprehended in northeastern Iran […]
Iran Executes Man Accused of Spying for Israel
Iran has executed a man accused of spying for Israel, state media reported. Rouzbeh Vadi allegedly passed on information about a nuclear scientist killed in Israel’s June attacks on the Islamic Republic, the Iranian judiciary’s news outlet Mizan reported. Vadi was executed on Wednesday and had worked in one of Iran’s “important and sensitive organisations,” […]
China Denies Allegations of Illegally Collecting User Data Probe
The Chinese government has firmly denied allegations that it requires companies to illegally collect and store users’ personal information(data), following an investigation by an Irish regulator into Chinese social media giant TikTok. “The Chinese government attaches great importance to and protects data privacy and security in accordance with the law,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning […]
Iran Proclaims Victory Amidst Tougher Punishments for Espionage
Iranian authorities are intensifying efforts to punish cooperation with foreign governments following a 12-day war with Israel and the United States that ended with a ceasefire on Monday. President Masoud Pezeshkian declared a “historic victory” and assured that plans to sow discord among Iranians would fail. The Iranian parliament has approved a plan to “intensify […]