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WASHINGTONPOST (Imogen Piper, Ellen Nakashima, Samantha Schmidt, Samuel Oakford, Warren Strobel, Alex Horton, Aaron Schaffer) - Covert CIA program said to be behind mysterious attacks on Galápagos boats

A surveillance plane flew from El Salvador toward the fishing boats before drones attacked, flight data shows.

BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Report: CIA Raided By CIA

LANGLEY, VA — Rumors swirled throughout the international intelligence community this week after reports surfaced that agents from the Central Intelligence Agency had carried out a surprise raid of the Central Intelligence Agency.

NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - UAE Reportedly Secretly Joined Strikes Against Iran Alongside U.S. Forces

Published May 12, 2026 A stunning new report claims the United Arab Emirates quietly carried out covert military strikes against Iran during the escalating regional conflict, marking a dramatic shift in Gulf politics and signaling [...]

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Sam Faddis) - French poetry and sleeper cells

Originally published by AND Magazine

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

NYTIMES (Erika Solomon, Julian E. Barnes, Christiaan Triebert, Parin Behrooz and Farnaz Fassihi) - Pro-American Kurdish Forces Are Preparing Possible Iran Incursion

The C.I.A. has given small weapons to Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq in a covert program that began before the current war.

NPR (Rob Schmitz) - Russia's hybrid warfare rattles Poland and NATO

Russia is stepping up covert attacks across Europe — rail sabotage, drones, cyber strikes — testing NATO. Polish officials warn "disposable agents" are sowing fear and weaken support for Ukraine.

Russia is stepping up covert attacks across Europe — rail sabotage, drones, cyber strikes — testing NATO. Polish officials warn "disposable agents" are sowing fear and weaken support for Ukraine.Open

DAILYCALLER (Melissa O'Rourke) - State Department Ran Covert Ops To Smuggle Starlink Internet To Iran Protesters

'Smuggled 6,000 Starlink kits'