David Barnea

IDF intel, Mossad chiefs recently visit US in one-two punch for advice on handling Iran

IDF intelligence chief Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder met with top US military officials on Tuesday as the US aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, arrived in the region.

Members of the National Guard walk near the White House on the National Mall, in Washington, DC, US, August 21, 2025
US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026

Trump 'greatly respects' Iran's cancellation of scheduled hangings, gives thanks

Protestors burn images of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally held in Solidarity with Iran's Uprising, organised by The national Council of Resistance of Iran, on Whitehall in central London on January 11, 2026.

How deeply are Israel's Mossad spymasters involved in Iran protest crisis? - analysis

Illustrative Mossad agent.

Mossad spurs Iran protests, says agents with demonstrators in Farsi message


Plane used by Israeli officials spent hours in Egypt, suggesting hostage negotiation activity

The flight is suspected to have been part of ongoing efforts outside the public view to negotiate for the release of Israeli hostages currently held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

 View from the control tower at Ben Gurion International Airport, on Novembe 15, 2018.

Past, present Mossad leadership makes secret trip to Qatar

The details, and any potential results, of Barnea and Cohen's trip to Qatar have not yet been revealed.

 Head of Mossad David Barnea attends the state ceremony marking 50 years since the Yom Kippur War.

Mossad denies 'fake news' it secretly met with Israeli protest leader

"[This is] totally fake news," the Mossad statement explained. "The director of the Mossad did not meet with Shikma Bressler.

 Physicist Shikma Bressler speaks during a protest, in Tel Aviv, August 5.

Dermer pushes IDF, Mossad chiefs to support US-Israel 'defense alliance'

Without the backing of key figures in the defense establishment, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer will struggle to advance a US-Israel defense alliance.

 Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer arrives to a government conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on January 29, 2023

50 Influential Jews: David Barnea - No. 10

The director of Mossad is helping frame the trilateral Israel-Saudi Arabia-US deal. Here is how.

 Mossad Director David Barnea.

Russia, Iran weapon supply chain puts Israel at risk - Mossad chief

Barnea hinted that he and his allies had a hand in blocking Russian-Iranian arms deals which could have led to Iran getting nuclear weapons.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran, Iran, July 19, 2022