Intelligence
Joe Kent resigns from NCTC over Iran war
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Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned on March 17, 2026, stating he could not support the ongoing US war in Iran due to a lack of imminent threat and alleged pressure from Israel. The move drew sharp responses from Trump administration figures defending the action as necessary against Iran's nuclear capabilities. Kent's past statements had advocated stronger action against Iran.
Indonesian military headquarters announced that the position of Head of Strategic Intelligence Agency (Kabais), held by Lt. Gen. TNI Yudi Abrimantyo, has been handed over as accountability for the acid attack on KontraS activist Andrie Yunus. The statement was made by TNI's Head of Information Center Maj. Gen. TNI Aulia Dwi Nasrullah at a press conference in East Jakarta.
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The Israeli military announced Wednesday that it eliminated Esmaeil Khatib, Iran's Minister of Intelligence, in a targeted overnight strike in Tehran. Khatib had served since 2021 after roles in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. The killing follows the death of another senior Iranian official the previous day.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University report that Kanzi, a language-trained bonobo, followed pretend “tea party” scenarios by pointing to where an experimenter had acted as if imaginary juice and grapes were located. The work, published in Science, adds experimental evidence to a long-running debate over whether elements of pretense and imagination are unique to humans.
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German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt aims to transform the Verfassungsschutz into a true secret service with operative capabilities to counter hybrid threats. The BND is also set for reform to enable digital countermeasures. The plans face legal challenges stemming from historical separations between intelligence services and police.
Following the enactment of Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) 941/2025—which reformed Argentina's intelligence framework—the newly established National Intelligence Community (CITN) held its first meeting on Thursday. Operating under the State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE), the CITN aims to coordinate strategic information exchange across state agencies to better anticipate risks and threats.
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The German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) intercepted calls by then-US President Barack Obama, according to journalist Holger Stark, by eavesdropping on Air Force One communications. The operation exploited encryption weaknesses and ran for several years until the Chancellery halted it in 2014. The BND has not commented on the allegations.
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