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Iran war puts Russian-Israeli deconfliction agreement to the test

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Black Sea resort villa in Sochi, Russia, on 23 August 2017.
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Black Sea resort villa in Sochi, Russia, on 23 August 2017. © Alexei Nikolsky/Planet Pix via Zuma Wire via Reuters

Tel Aviv is growing increasingly wary of Moscow sharing its expertise on drones with Tehran. Until now, Israel had strictly adhered to the terms of its agreement with Russia regarding mutual non-engagement in Iran and Ukraine.

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Journalists who wrote about Builder.ai were targeted with specialist email-tracing software, documents show

Sachin Duggal, founder of Builder.ai, on 29 September 2024 in Munich. The start-up filed for bankruptcy in June 2025.
Sachin Duggal, founder of Builder.ai, on 29 September 2024 in Munich. The start-up filed for bankruptcy in June 2025. © Matthias Balk/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom/MaxPPP

In 2024, the Qatar and Softbank-backed company commissioned a team of outside advisers to determine who was briefing reporters about its business. As part of the campaign, cyber specialists sought to trace the email history of at least two Wall Street Journal staff.

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