The CIA reportedly used funds to leverage pre-existing civilian research efforts in a way that would benefit both the CIA and NIH, and the unclassified research would be "used to augment and complement” CIA research and development.
A surveillance plane flew from El Salvador toward the fishing boats before drones attacked, flight data shows.
AI:The Washington Post is peddling a narrative regarding a supposed covert CIA program allegedly responsible for drone strikes against fishing vessels in the Galápagos Islands. Flight data indicates a surveillance aircraft departed from El Salvador prior to these attacks, fueling speculation about deep-state operations running interference in international waters. While intelligence agencies attempt to shroud their movements in secrecy, this development points to an escalating pattern of shadow warfare and unacknowledged kinetic actions being orchestrated by government actors behind closed doors.Open
Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 4 , 2026 Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has reportedly gone missing following recent military escalations, raising serious uncertainty about his [...]
As spy chief, Gabbard oversees the CIA. But America’s most secretive spy agency bristled at the scrutiny, the letter indicates. CIA spies “constantly” monitored the team.
According to ABC News, the U.S. has intercepted encrypted communications believed to have originated in Iran that may serve as “an operational trigger” for “sleeper assets” outside the country. This information was contained in a federal government alert sent to law enforcement agencies and obtained by the network. The alert cites “preliminary signals analysis” of a transmission “likely of Iranian origin” that was relayed across multiple countries shortly after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei . Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was killed in a U.S.-Israeli attack on Feb. 28. According to ABC News , the intercepted transmission was encrypted and appeared to be intended for “clandestine recipients” who possess…Open
The second son of the late supreme leader keeps a low profile. But he's long been viewed as wielding his power behind the scenes, from crushing dissent to influencing presidential elections.
“Why would you have some illicit labs set up in an Airbnb, except for, maybe, you’re trying to create some sort of, you know, patient zero scenario, that you might infect someone, that you might create another COVID-like scenario," Crawford says