Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticePolice say the suspect, whose identity remains under a gag order, was recruited by Iranian intelligence to photograph sensitive sites across Israel in exchange for hundreds of dollarsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBen Kroll, Josh Breinerand Yair Foldes08:15 PM • July 01 2026 IDTA 20-year-old American citizen has been arrested in Israel on suspicion of spying for Iran and is expected to be indicted in the coming days, Israel Police said Tuesday.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel spyIranIsrael - IranIsrael policeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesGaza AidTwo-state SolutionMelat KirosChatGPTSerj TankianHaQuizHaaretz Podcast20-year-old American Arrested in Israel on Suspicion of Spying for IranHistoric 100-year-old Jerusalem Villa Sells for 45 Million ShekelsLior Raz of 'Fauda' Is Only One of the Many Reasons You Should See 'Tuner'How Israel's Soft Right Could Undo the anti-Netanyahu OppositionState Report: Prisoners in Israel Face Unprecedented Violence, Rights ViolationsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderSettlers Tried to Torch Palestinian Homes. They Messed With the Wrong Village