Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Former Mexican president worked for CIA: declassified papers

TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Former Mexican president Jose Lopez Portillo, who led the country from 1976 to 1982, was a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) asset, according to a new batch of declassified documents published by the US National Archives.

White House denies Biden offered Putin ‘20% of Ukraine’

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – The White House and CIA both said on Thursday that it was not true that the US had offered Russia 20% of Ukrainian territory as part of a peace proposal.

CIA chief, Zionist officials discuss Iran in Tel Aviv

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency William Burns, in a visit to the Palestinian Occupied Territories, discussed Iran-related issues with Zionist officials.

CIA concerned over Iran-Russia growing coopeartion

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency expressed concern over the growing cooperation between Iran and Russia, saying that it takes the possibility of this cooperation becoming a full defense partnership seriously.

IRGC dep. cmdr:

Iran arrests CIA-linked agents during recent riots

TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – Ali Fadavi, IRGC deputy commander-in-chief, said Tuesday that the Iranian intelligence forces arrested a number of spy agents who were linked to the US intelligence services during recent foreign-orchestrated riots.

Ghalibaf:

Enemies after creating new ISIL, turning protests into riots

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Saying that the enemies are seeking to turn the protest into riots and crime, the Iranian Parliament Speaker noted that the creation of a new ISIL is on the agenda of the enemies.

EU says Nord Stream incidents result from deliberate acts

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated on Wednesday that the incidents with gas leaks in the Nord Stream gas pipelines were the result of a deliberate act.

CIA chief visits Moscow for talks on Russia-US ties: Report

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns visited Nikolai Patrushev Secretary of the Security Council of Russia in Moscow on Nov. 2 to discuss US-Russia relations.

Islamic Jihad reacts to American delegation visit to Tel Aviv

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – The Palestinian Islamic Jihad Resistance Movement has warned of the consequences of a US security delegation's visit to the occupied lands and their meetings in Ramallah and occupied Palestinian territory.

Boris Yeltsin had entourage of ‘hundreds’ of CIA agents

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – The former chairman of Russia’s parliament says the first Russian president, Boris Yeltsin, was surrounded by “hundreds” of CIA agents who told him what to do throughout his tenure as leader

Reports of CIA chief meeting with Shamkhani rejected

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – A source in Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has rejected as lies a previously reported meeting between SNSC secretary Shmakhani and CIA chief in Iraq.

Venezuela claims US, Colombia behind border raids: Report

TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Some sources have claimed a series of attacks in western Venezuela's border region are work of dissident factions from Colombian FARC, which renounced armed struggle in 2016.

US Blinken demands Iran’s explanation about Levinson’s fate

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – With raising baseless accusations against Iran, the US Secretary of State in a statement called on Tehran to explain about the fate of a former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employee.

Leader advises people to read “Finks”

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei advised people to read a book entitled “Finks” in his last speech.

CIA chief Gina Haspel resigns ahead of Biden inauguration

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – The Director of US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Gina Haspel, who had been appointed by US President Trump in 2018, announced her resignation late on Tuesday, a day before President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated.

Former CIA chief:

Trump, Kushner gave pass for Khashoggi murder

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Former CIA Director John O. Brennan said that US President Donald Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner have allowed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman to killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Maduro:

US allowing CIA to conduct terrorist acts in Venezuela

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said that Trump's administration gave its approval to the Central Intelligence Agency to carry out recent "covert and terrorist operations" against an array of targets in Venezuela.

Iran's Intelligence Min. arrests five spy teams

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Deputy Counterintelligence Ministry of Intelligence said that forces of the ministry nabbed five intelligence teams of foreign countries and thwarted their conspiracies waged against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Mossad spy executed today: Judiciary

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Mahmoud Mousavi Majd, who was sentenced to death for spying for the Mossad and CIA, was executed on Monday morning.

CIA has a hand in drug trafficking: Russian envoy

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) –The special envoy of the Russian President for Afghanistan affairs rejected the US CIA accusing Russia of "colluding" with the Taliban, stressing that the US has a hand in drug trafficking in Afghanistan.

Trump's sanctions on ICC is because US record in Afghanistan is not ‘clean’: ex-CIA officer

TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – Philip Giraldi, a former CIA intelligence officer, says Donald Trump’s sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) is because the US does not have a “clean” record in Afghanistan.

CIA spy sentenced to death: Judiciary spokesman

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – An Iranian spy connected to US’s Central Intelligence Agency has been sentenced to death, according to the spokesman of the Judiciary Branch.