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WATCH: Iranian Mossad agent discusses anti-regime role during June's Israel-Iran war

The agent, known as "Arash," spoke to Channel 12's Uvda about the role he played as "Mossad's eyes" during an operation within Iran to destroy a ballistic missile launcher aimed towards Israel.

Iranian Mossad agent "Arash" speaks to Channel 12's Uvda about an operation during the Israel-Iran war in June 2025, broadcast on January 29, 2026.
Demonstrators hold pictures of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally in solidarity with Iran's government in Tehran, near the Iranian Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, January 18, 2026

Turkey arrests six suspected of spying for Iran, targeted NATO-run air base

An illustration of enforcing sanctions on Iran.

US, 40 partner countries, hold symposium to implement UNSC regulations against Iran

US President Donald Trump seen over an Iranian flag (illustrative)

Trump weighs Iran strikes to inspire renewed protests - analysis


Listen to locals: Silence on Iran, Venezuela risks worse regimes after protests subside - editorial

Maduro’s arrest and Iran’s protests offer hope, but celebrating too early risks dangerous power vacuums.

A woman waves an Iranian flag during a rally denouncing Israeli airstrikes on Iran, Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2025.

Islamic Republic in 'survival mode' amid nationwide protests, Iran officials admit - NYT

This struggle has increased substantially following threats by President Trump, in which he said that America was "locked and loaded" to assist protestors if they were attacked by government forces.

BURNING DEBRIS lies in the middle of a street during unrest in Hamedan, Iran on January 1, 2026.

Iran's Jewish community maintains low profile amid nationwide protests - KAN

Members of Iran’s roughly 8,000-strong Jewish community are avoiding protest flashpoints as unrest spreads nationwide, according to a report by Israel’s public broadcaster KAN News.

Iranian Jews, including Rabbi Younes Hamami Lahlezar (R), hold an anti-Israel meeting in a Tehran synagogue in solidarity with Hamas terrorists and Gaza amid the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas War, October 30, 2023; illustrative.

Intentionally or not, the US's capture of Maduro is a threat to Iran's regime - analysis

Regardless if a message was meant for Iran by capturing Maduro, Iran is already feeling the sting.

An Iranian crosses a street next to a billboard bearing the portrait of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a quote reads in Persian 'Sing Oh Iran' at the Enqelab Square in Tehran on July, 9, 2025.

'Happy New Year to Iranians and Mossad agents beside them,' Mike Pompeo says in social media post

"The Iranian regime is in trouble," the former US secretary of state said, citing ongoing anti-regime protests that are occurring across Iran.

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a campaign rally for President Donald Trump for the 2024 elections in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, November 4, 2024.

Pahlavi thanks Trump for support of Iranian protesters, shares ideas to topple regime

Pahlavi added that he has a plan for a "stable transition" in a scenario where the Islamic Republic regime would be toppled, where the country's citizens would take to the streets in millions.

REZA PAHLAVI, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, poses after an interview with Reuters about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Experts see systemic fractures in Iran protests, not single-leader movement

After five days of demonstrations, some analysts and observers see support for the son of the deposed Shah, Reza Pahlavi, as the main factor, and others cite economic grievances.

A sign at a currency exchange bureau as the value of the Iranian rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, December 20, 2025.

As Iranians rise up against Islamic regime, US and Israel navigate between solidarity and sabotage

REGIONAL AFFAIRS: Any visible Israeli hand risks allowing the regime to reframe an organic uprising as a Zionist plot - but this does not mean that nothing should be done from the outside.

A demonstrator raises his arms and makes the victory sign during a protest for Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic Republic’s ‘morality police,’ in Tehran in September 2022.

Israel's Farsi social media encourages Iranian protesters

Israel used its Farsi channel to amplify messages of resistance as protests spread in Iran.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry's Persian-language social media account shares anti-regime cartoons, January 1, 2026.

Why Taraneh Alidoosti frightens the Iranian regime - opinion

Alidoosti was not arrested for violence, incitement, or organizing. Her offense was ethical clarity, a refusal to remain silent as women and protesters were beaten, imprisoned, and killed.

IRANIAN ACTRESS Taraneh Alidoosti.