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Robert Levinson disappearance: FBI releases posters seeking info on two Iranian intelligence officers
The FBI released posters Tuesday seeking information about two senior Iranian intelligence officers involved in the disappearance of retired FBI Special Agent Robert Levinson as the agency is vowing to «hold every Iranian official involved in his abduction accountable.»
Levinson was working as a private investigator when he vanished in 2007 after traveling to Iran’s Kish Island. He had reportedly taken part in an unauthorized CIA mission and was presumed dead in 2020.
«The FBI remains steadfast in our commitment to return Bob to his family,» Sanjay Virmani, special agent in charge of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Counterterrorism Division, said in a statement. «Our extensive investigation continues to develop new leads and intelligence, and we will pursue all options to hold every Iranian official involved in his abduction accountable.»
The FBI said the two Iranian officers in the posters – Mohammed Baseri and Ahmad Khazai — «allegedly acted in their capacity as officials of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security during Bob’s abduction, detention, and probable death.»
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Mohammad Baseri, left, and Ahmad Khazai. The FBI is seeking more information about both Iranian intelligence officers, who they allege played a role in the disappearance of American Robert Levinson. (FBI)
«For nearly 18 years, the Iranian government has denied knowledge of Bob’s whereabouts despite senior intelligence officials authorizing Bob’s abduction and detention and launching a disinformation campaign to deflect blame from the Iranian regime,» the FBI added.
The Treasury Department sanctioned both officers in December 2020.
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The FBI said it received this image of Robert Levinson in April 2011, four years after his disappearance. (FBI)
«According to the designation, Baseri has been involved in counterespionage activities inside and outside Iran, as well as sensitive investigations related to Iranian national security issues. He has worked directly with intelligence officials from other countries to harm U.S. interests,» the FBI said. «Khazai has led MOIS delegations to other countries to assess security situations.»
The FBI released seeking information posters Tuesday regarding Mohammad Baseri and Ahmad Khazai. (FBI)
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A $5 million reward is still being offered by the FBI for information leading to Levinson’s location, recovery and return.
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Trump ‘hopes’ Putin agrees to ceasefire as Moscow signals no truce yet
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is holding out «hope» that Russia will agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine as the first step to ending the brutal three-year-long war.
«We know where we are with Ukraine,» he told reporters while speaking from the Oval Office alongside NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
«Hopefully they’ll do the right thing,» he added in reference to Russia.
President Donald Trump and Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the White House on July 18, 2019. Rutte, now NATO secretary-general met with Trump in the Oval Office on March 13, 2025. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
PUTIN THANKS TRUMP FOR PRINCIPLES OF CEASEFIRE PUSH, BUT DOES NOT SAY YES
Trump’s comments came just moments after Russian President Vladimir Putin gave an address in Moscow in which he thanked Trump for his ceasefire efforts, noting he agreed with them in «principle» but signaled he was not agreeing to the 30-day proposal as it stands now.
Trump said he was aware of Putin’s comments at the time of the Oval Office press conference and classified the Russian leader’s comments as «promising» but «incomplete.»
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
«He put out a very promising statement, but it wasn’t complete,» Trump said. «I’d love to meet with him or talk to him, but we have to get it over with fast.»
The president noted that Russian officials have flagged grievances relating to debates over the Zaporizhzhia power plant and Ukrainians’ admittance into NATO, which Putin also touched on during his address in Moscow.
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«A lot of the details of a final agreement have actually been discussed,» Trump told reporters moments after Putin’s remarks. «Now we’re going to see whether or not Russia is there.
«If they’re not, it’ll be a very disappointing moment for the world,» he added.
Check back on this developing story.
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Donald Trump usó «palestino» como insulto contra un senador y fue cuestionado por grupos judíos y musulmanes
El presidente de los Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, se vio envuelto en una nueva polémica al utilizar el término «palestino» para descalificar al senador demócrata Chuck Schumer.
«Solía ser judío. Ya no es judío, es un palestino«, fueron las palabras que utilizó el mandatario para referirse al senador.
Esto provocó el repudio de diversas organizaciones y funcionarios que lo acusaron que promover el racismo y usar la palabra «palestino» como una forma de discriminación y por considerarlos directamente ofensivos.
«Un presidente tiene muchos poderes, pero ninguno de ellos incluye decidir quién es judío y quién no. Hacerlo, y usar la palabra ‘palestino’ como insulto, son dos cosas inapropiadas para cualquier (presidente de Estados Unidos)», declaró en la red X la Liga Antidifamación, un grupo activista judío (@ADL).
Por otra parte, Nihad, Awad, quien es director del Consejo de Relaciones Estadounidenses-islámicas (CAIR), afirmó que «la forma en que el presidente Trump usó el término ‘palestino’, como un insulto racial, es ofensiva y no está a la altura de la dignidad de su cargo». Debería pedir disculpas«, agregó.
La Directora del Consejo Judío Democrático de América, Halie Sofer, condenó las declaraciones de Trump y las calificó como «aberrantes».
«Desde que asumió el cargo, ha enaltecido a los teóricos de la conspiración antisemitas y ha atacado nuestra democracia. Su retórica, su agenda y su alineamiento con extremistas de derecha ponen en peligro a los judíos estadounidenses», escribió Soifer en X (@HalieSoifer).
El senador por la minoría demócrata Chuck Schumer, está presionado por los republicanos para que apruebe en Senado antes del viernes a la medianoche, un proyecto de ley de presupuesto para que el gobierno no sufra una parálisis financiera.
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