Archive - Tom Griffin on intelligence history

UK Parliament releases Iran report

Intelligence and Security Committee highlights policy differences and intelligence co-operation with US

17 hrs ago •

Abu Dhabi MI6 Station

MI6 involvement in what is now the United Arab Emirates dates back to the period of the British protectorate over the former Trucial States.

Jul 5 •

Family of murdered man takes justice fight to MI5 HQ

State agents implicated in 1997 killing that still awaits Article 2 investigation

Jul 1 •

June 2025

Iran: Who Says What?

Where the players stand in the intelligence debate on US strikes

Jun 28 •

Iran/Israel/Turkey liaison organisation 1958-1979

Jun 27 •

Ehud 'Udi' Levi

Mossad Economic Warfare Division chief 2003-15

Jun 25 •

Israel and Iran: Age-old Frenemies

Israel may have taken the name of Operation Rising Lion from the Book of Numbers, but its conflict with Iran is anything but a reflection of ancient…

Jun 21 •

Blaise Metreweli

MI6 Director designate 2025-

Jun 16 •

Israel strikes Iran overnight

IRGC chief confirmed dead

Jun 13 •

When the enemy of my enemy is my enemy

The dangerous history of Israel's attempts to outflank the PLO.

Jun 8 •

Death of an informer

There is more than one unanswered question about the murder of Denis Donaldson

Jun 2 •

May 2025

Directives from the Centre - A new take on an old genre

Britain’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation had some striking advice for foreign agents last week.

May 24 •

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