CIA

After months of friction over the presence of U.S. intelligence personnel on Mexican soil, President Claudia Sheinbaum and the CIA found themselves on the same side of an explosive fight: both rejected a CNN report alleging that U.S. operatives had taken part in deadly covert operations against cartel targets inside Mexico.

A deadly car explosion near Mexico City is now being described as a second alleged covert CIA-linked operation inside Mexico, raising new questions about how far U.S. intelligence activity has expanded in the fight against drug cartels and whether Mexican authorities knew enough about it.

A report from The Washington Post had said that Iran retained roughly 75% of its prewar mobile missile launchers but the country's Foreign Minister placed it closet to 120%

The intelligence assessment, first reported by The Washington Post, also found that Iran retains much of its ballistic missile infrastructure

The incident has fueled political tensions in Mexico, as the Sheinbaum administration has repeatedly said the bilateral security agreement with the United States limits foreign agents to intelligence roles, not field operations.

The authorization allows the entry of 96 U.S. service members, including Marines and Navy SEALs, some of whom will carry weapons and military equipment.

On April 24, Mexico's top security official Omar García Harfuch met with Chihuahua Gov. María Eugenia Campos Galván, who told him she had no knowledge of an operation involving CIA agents to dismantle the clandestine drug lab.

President Claudia Sheinbaum sent a letter to Mexico's governors Friday reminding them that any security cooperation with foreign agencies must go through federal channels, a move that turns the deaths of two reported CIA officers in Chihuahua into a test of presidential authority, sovereignty and the limits of U.S.-Mexico anti-cartel cooperation.

President Claudia Sheinbaum said her administration had no prior knowledge of the Americans' involvement and confirmed that an investigation is underway

President Claudia Sheinbaum said April 22 during her morning press conference that the Interior Ministry is investigating the case, as the federal government had not been informed of the presence of the two foreign nationals in the operation.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the federal government had not been informed of the presence of the CIA agents in the operation. "There cannot be collaboration from a state government, particularly on security matters," Sheinbaum said.

A Washington Post exclusive has added a highly sensitive twist to the deadly crash in northern Mexico that killed two U.S. Embassy officials and two Mexican investigators. Citing two people familiar with the matter, the Post reported that the two Americans who died in Chihuahua were CIA officers.

Ali Moshiri, a longtime Chevron executive who oversaw the company's operations in Venezuela, warned the CIA that attempting to replace the country's leadership with the democratic opposition could produce instability similar to the aftermath of the Iraq war, according to a new report.

Since at least 2016, diplomats, spies and military officers have suffered from unexplained brain injuries likely caused by a microwave weapon used by a foreign adversary, although sources say the U.S. government has tried to downplay it.

The CIA provided 'instrumental' information to locate Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," the longtime leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), according to a new report.

U.S. intelligence officials are preparing to establish a sustained presence inside Venezuela as part of Washington's effort to shape the country's political transition after the capture of former president Nicolás Maduro.

A covert CIA team carried out sabotage operations in Venezuela to pave the way for the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro earlier in January, according to a new report.

U.S. intelligence officials have described Venezuela's interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, as a pragmatic political figure capable of working with Washington, according to assessments cited after a rare visit to Caracas by C.I.A. Director John Ratcliffe.

A recent CIA analysis concluded that regime insiders would be best suited to lead a temporary government if authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro was toppled, influencing the decision to back Vice President Delcy Rodriguez rather than opposition Maria Corina Machado, according to a new report.

The CIA sent a small team inside Venezuela to track authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro's locations and movements, providing key intelligence that led to his capture on Saturday, according to a new report.

Former CIA director Leon Panetta said that revealing the nature of the strike conducted in Venezuela in December undermined its purpose.

The attack reportedly conducted by the CIA against a facility used by Tren de Aragua to store drugs and boats in Venezuela didn't cause any casualties, CNN reported.

The CIA hit what has been described as a remote dock in the Venezuelan coast believed to be used by the Tren de Aragua gang to load drugs onto vessels that would then journey through the Caribbean, according to a new report.

President Donald Trump has reportedly authorized CIA plans for covert operations inside Venezuela as tensions between Washington D.C. and Caracas continue to escalate

President Donald Trump has approved CIA plans to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela, which could potentially pave the way for broader military action inside the country, according to a new report

Venezuelan authorities announced the capture of a group of alleged mercenaries said to be linked to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), claiming the individuals were involved in planning a "false flag" attack aimed at provoking a full-scale military confrontation with the country.

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez claimed the CIA is already operating in the country as the Trump administration ramps up its pressure campaign, which different reports have claimed seek to ultimately oust the Venezuelan regime.

The CIA is providing the bulk of the information used by the Trump administration to conduct strikes in the Caribbean, ensuring that most of the evidence to justify the moves will remain secret, according to a new report

Recent U.S. operations in the Caribbean, part of what officials describe as an anti-narcotics campaign, have increasingly merged with a broader strategy aimed at toppling Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Jordan Goudreau, a former U.S. Green Beret involved in a failed 2020 armed incursion into Venezuela, has alleged that the CIA created the so-called "Cartel de los Soles" in the 1990s and later used it to justify U.S. policies against successive Venezuelan governments.