A Mysterious Signal Began Transmitting as the Iran War Erupted—Now Someone is Jamming It

A Mysterious Signal Began Transmitting as the Iran War Erupted—Now Someone is Jamming It

Welcome to this edition of The Intelligence Brief… This week, a mysterious shortwave “numbers station” broadcast that emerged in the early hours of the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran is raising new questions about covert communications in modern warfare. In our analysis, we’ll be looking at 1) how the newly detected Persian-language transmissions—believed to be a rare modern example of Cold War-style intelligence signaling—appeared within hours …