Espionage and Intelligence Services

• Why Israel Is Wary of Intervening in Iran - Israel is unlikely to do much to try to precipitate a regime change in Iran, seeing the government as far from the brink of collapse and the current protests as insufficient to push it to that point.
• Putin Must Have Authorized Novichok Poisoning in Salisbury, UK Inquiry Finds - The death of a British woman from Novichok poisoning was the result of a botched assassination attempt authorized at the highest level, an official report said on Thursday.
• Europe Wants to Get the Word Out: Russia Is to Blame for Sabotage - Officials are accusing Russia of smaller-scale assaults. President Vladimir V. Putin sought to turn the tables, saying that if Europe were to start a war, Russia is ready.