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Straits Times
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Straits Times
Israel indicts soldier on charges he spied for Iran
Find out what's new on ST website and app. JERUSALEM - Israeli authorities have charged a soldier with spying for Iran in exchange for money, the police and security agency Shin Bet said in a statement on Thursday. The statement said the soldier, who was not named, had sent the Iranians videos of Israeli missile interceptions and sites hit by Iranian rocket fire in last month's 12-day war between the arch enemies. The security service said he had not sent material collected during his duties with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and added that none of the information given to Iran had been classified. However, the statement said: "This is considered a particularly grave incident involving direct contact between an IDF soldier and hostile foreign elements." A military court ordered that he should remain in custody until next week. News of the indictment came just one day after Israel launched an unusual, nationwide media campaign warning citizens against spying for Iran. The ads said people who took Iranian cash in return for information faced up to 15 years in prison. For its part, Iran has executed several people over the past month after they were convicted of collaborating with Israel and facilitating covert operations in the country. REUTERS
First Post
8 hours ago
- Politics
- First Post
Khamenei's First Public Appearance on Ashura After Iran-Israel War
Khamenei's First Public Appearance on Ashura After Iran-Israel War | Vantage with Palki Sharma Khamenei's First Public Appearance on Ashura After Iran-Israel War | Vantage with Palki Sharma Iranians on July 6 marked Ashura by mourning the death of Prophet Muhammad's grandson Imam Hussein during the Battle of Karbala. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei made his first public appearance after the end of the 12-day war with Israel as he attended prayers at a mosque in Tehran ahead of Ashura processions. Also on Vantage Shots: - Indonesian volcano spews ash over 11 kilometres into the sky - Pakistan, a pet lion attacks people on the streets - after escaping from captivity - This day in history: In 1985, 17-year-old German sensation Boris Becker became the youngest male player to win Wimbledon. This record still holds to this day. Becker's fast-paced serve and volley game earned him the nickname "Boom, boom, Boris". See More
Belfast Telegraph
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Belfast Telegraph
Hillary Clinton should relinquish her role at Queen's, challenge Kneecap on stage over Gaza... and see how far that gets her
Hillary Clinton should quit Queen's University, challenge Kneecap on stage over Gaza... and see how far that gets her Donald Trump's dubious recent boast about 'total obliteration' of Iran's nuclear facilities made headlines, but he wasn't the first leading figure in US politics to coin that highly inflammatory phrase. No siree: some 17 years ago, a high-profile Democrat uttered this on Good Morning America: 'I want Iranians to know that... in the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them...'
Daily Mail
21 hours ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Federal agents arrest men trying to sneak across US-Canada border
A tranquil corner of upstate New York has been shaken by fears of terrorism after seven foreign men — including five Iranians — were caught by federal agents trying to sneak across the US-Canada border. The dramatic arrests occurred on July 1 near Mooers Forks, a sleepy hamlet just miles from the Canadian border, when Border Patrol agents from the Champlain Station intercepted a minivan packed with the seven suspicious men. All the men had previously been arrested for trying to cross into the US illegally, reportedly sparking concern over Iranian sleeper cells operating in the US amid heightened geopolitical tensions. According to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the van carried five Iranian nationals and two men from Uzbekistan — all now in custody and facing deportation proceedings. 'They are currently detained and pending removal proceedings,' CBP confirmed on Facebook. 'Border security is national security and directly correlates to public safety.' The incident unfolded in the Swanton Sector, which spans parts of New York, New Hampshire and Vermont, which has emerged as a hotspot for illegal crossings amid a surge of foreign nationals attempting to enter the US from the north. Tensions are especially high following US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, with security experts warning of Iranian-backed sleeper cells positioned inside the country, lying low and waiting to strike. Still, there is no suggestion from CBP that any of the detainees are linked to the Iranian regime or its allied militias, or had planned any violent or even criminal attacks . They could just be economic migrants. Fox News reported that the arrests had stoked 'terror fears' without providing evidence. Jonathan Gilliam, a former FBI special agent and counterterrorism task force officer, sounded the alarm. 'Where these sleeper cells may be is in plain sight,' Gilliam told Fox News earlier this month. 'That's the truly terrifying part — they could already be here.' Gilliam linked the growing threat to what he described as lax immigration policies under Joe Biden, arguing foreign operatives could easily exploit asylum loopholes to gain access to the country. 'They can show up at the border, claim asylum, and instead of being properly vetted and held, they're often released into the US with little oversight,' Gilliam said. Other analysts note that Iran would be loath to attack the US right now, as it would likely compel President Donald Trump to launch a series of devastating economic and military actions against Tehran in response. The arrests near Mooers Forks follow a troubling pattern. A 2023 terrorism report from the US State Department outlined several plots involving Iranian nationals on Western soil. They included an assassination plan in New York City, a terror reconnaissance case in London, and multiple Iranian-backed operations in Europe. 'Iran has clearly shown it is willing to use terrorism as a tool of foreign policy,' the report stated. In one case, three individuals tied to Iran were charged in a plot to kill an Iranian dissident on US soil, while other plots led to arrests and expulsions of Iranian officials in Belgium, Albania, the Netherlands, and Denmark. The latest arrests have cast a long shadow over Mooers Forks, a community of some 3,600 farmers, retirees and others nestled among the forests and fields of rural Clinton County. Locals, more accustomed to spotting deer than international fugitives, now find themselves living on the frontline of potential terror infiltration. As national attention remains fixed on the chaos at the southern border, experts say the northern frontier has become an overlooked backdoor — one increasingly used by those who wish America harm. In a separate incident, a New Hampshire Green Card holder and avid Trump supporter was recently denied re-entry into the United States after visiting Canada in the same region. Chris Landry, 46, has legally lived in the US since he was three years old and has built a life in Peterborough with his partner and five children. But earlier this month, as he attempted to return home from his yearly trip to his native Canada, he was stopped at the border in Maine with three of his children and barred from re-entry. 'They denied me re-entry and said, 'Don't come back or we will detain you,' and the only way for me to get in back was to see an immigration judge,' Landry told NBC 10. 'They pulled me aside and started questioning me about my past convictions in New Hampshire.'
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Daily Mail
Sleepy town on 'TERRORISM watch' as federal agents launch huge covert operation
A tranquil corner of upstate New York has been shaken by fears of terrorism after seven foreign men — including five Iranians — were caught by federal agents trying to sneak across the US-Canada border. The dramatic arrests occurred on July 1 near Mooers Forks, a sleepy hamlet just miles from the Canadian border, when Border Patrol agents from the Champlain Station intercepted a minivan packed with the seven suspicious men.
