Souad Mekhennet

United States

International Security Correspondent at The Washington Post

International Security Correspondent @Washingtonpost. Author: “I was told to come alone” and “The eternal Nazi“

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Articles

How Mossad covertly prepared Israel’s attack from deep inside Iran

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Souad Mekhennet |Gerry Shih

A view of a damaged building in the Iranian capital, Tehran, following the Israeli attack, last week. Photo / Fatemeh Bahrami, Anadolu via Getty ImagesBy the time Israeli aircraft were streaking across the sky towards nuclear and military sites in Iran last week, secret commando teams, swarms of armed drones and explosives concealed in ordinary vehicles were emerging from hiding deep inside Iran and making their way toward slumbering targets.
Former Syrian official claims Assad gave order to kill Austin Tice in 2013

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Ellen Nakashima |Souad Mekhennet |Joanna Slater |Aaron Schaffer

Former Syrian official claims Assad gave order to kill Austin Tice in 2013 (washingtonpost.com) Former Syrian official claims Assad gave order to kill Austin Tice in 2013 By Ellen Nakashima; Souad Mekhennet; Joanna Slater; Aaron Schaffer 2025061514560800 A former senior Syrian security official has told the FBI that American freelance journalist Austin Tice was killed in 2013 on the orders of President Bashar al-Assad, an account that has not been corroborated by the United States but marks...
Mossad agents prepared for Israel attack on Iran from deep inside the country

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Souad Mekhennet |Greg Miller |Gerry Shih

By Souad Mekhennet, Greg Miller and Gerry Shih June 14, 2025 — 1.25pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. By the time Israeli aircraft were streaking across the sky towards nuclear and military sites in Iran on Friday, secret commando teams, swarms of armed drones and explosives concealed in ordinary vehicles were emerging from deep inside Iran and making their way towards slumbering targets.
How Mossad plotted Israel’s attack from deep inside Iran

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Souad Mekhennet |Greg Miller |Gerry Shih

Skip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerHelp using this website - Accessibility statementBy the time Israeli aircraft were streaking across the sky toward nuclear and military sites in Iran on Friday, secret commando teams, swarms of armed drones and explosives concealed in ordinary vehicles were emerging from hiding deep inside Iran and making their way toward slumbering targets.
Cómo el Mossad preparó encubiertamente el ataque de Israel desde las profundidades de Irán

2 weeks ago | infobae.com | Souad Mekhennet

Cuando los aviones israelíes surcaban el cielo hacia sitios nucleares y militares en Irán el viernes, equipos secretos de comandos, enjambres de drones armados y explosivos ocultos en vehículos comunes surgían desde lo más profundo de Irán, dirigiéndose hacia sus objetivos mientras dormían.
How Mossad covertly prepared Israel’s attack from deep inside Iran

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Souad Mekhennet |Gerry Shih

How Mossad covertly prepared Israel’s attack from deep inside Iran (washingtonpost.com) How Mossad covertly prepared Israel’s attack from deep inside Iran By Souad Mekhennet; Greg Miller; Gerry Shih 2025061318164100 By the time Israeli aircraft were streaking across the sky toward nuclear and military sites in Iran on Friday, secret commando teams, swarms of armed drones and explosives concealed in ordinary vehicles were emerging from hiding deep inside Iran and making their way toward...
Europe worries about its dependence on U.S. intelligence under Trump

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Souad Mekhennet |Ellen Francis

Europe worries about its dependence on U.S. intelligence under Trump (washingtonpost.com) Europe worries about its dependence on U.S. intelligence under Trump By Greg Miller; Souad Mekhennet; Ellen Francis 2025060513595600 BERLIN — The CIA's station chief here delivered an alarming piece of intelligence to Germany's spy agency last year, according to German and U.S. officials: Russia was planning to assassinate the chief executive of Germany's largest arms manufacturer. The German government...
Syria seeks to sever last Iran-linked networks for smuggling arms and cash

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Souad Mekhennet

Syria seeks to sever last Iran-linked networks for smuggling arms and cash (washingtonpost.com) Syria seeks to sever last Iran-linked networks for smuggling arms and cash By Loveday Morris; Souad Mekhennet 2025041209004300 HAWSH AL-SAYYID ALI, Syria — From the front seat of a black GMC truck, Maher Ziwani, the Syrian army commander overseeing this stretch of the border with Lebanon, radioed ahead to check the safety of the dirt track stretching to the frontier. But before he got a response,...
Syria seeks to sever last Iran-linked networks for smuggling arms and cash

2 months ago | stripes.com | Souad Mekhennet

A destroyed former weapons storage facility. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) HAWSH AL-SAYYID ALI, Syria — From the front seat of a black GMC truck, Maher Ziwani, the Syrian army commander overseeing this stretch of the border with Lebanon, radioed ahead to check the safety of the dirt track stretching to the frontier. But before he got a response, Syrian fighters on a motorbike sped past his window, shouting a warning.
Iranian plot to kill rabbi in Azerbaijan foiled, security officials say

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Mary Ilyushina |Souad Mekhennet

Iranian plot to kill rabbi in Azerbaijan foiled, security officials say (washingtonpost.com) Iranian plot to kill rabbi in Azerbaijan foiled, security officials say By Mary Ilyushina; Souad Mekhennet 2025040509002500 In the fall, an officer from Iran's Quds Force met with Agil Aslanov, a drug trafficker from Georgia, according to Western and Middle Eastern security officials.