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Hundreds Of CIA Informants In Iran ‘Exposed & Betrayed’ By United States

| May 08, 2026, 07:30:34 PM | TOI.in
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He was minutes away from freedom before the digital trap snapped shut. Gholamreza Hosseini, a CIA informant, was arrested at a Tehran airport after a systemic failure in the CIA's covert communication network exposed him to Iranian intelligence. From "hidden" websites with obvious source code to sequential IP addresses that acted like a digital map for spy-catchers, this is the story of how small technical mistakes led to a decade in prison and the collapse of a multi-million dollar intelligence network.

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A newly declassified Pentagon UFO video is fueling massive online speculation after appearing to show a mysterious “eight-pointed star” object floating across the sky. The infrared footage, captured by US Central Command personnel in 2013, was released as part of the Trump administration’s major UFO disclosure push through the WAR.GOV database. Shortly after the footage went public, Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna posted a cryptic image of “OPHANIM,” referencing angelic beings described in ancient religious texts and the Dead Sea Scrolls. The bizarre connection has sparked intense debate online over whether the object could represent advanced technology, extraterrestrial life, or something even stranger.

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