Danny Citrinowicz
Former head of the Iran branch of Israeli military intelligence research; INSS researcher
| Danny Citrinowicz
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|---|---|
| Image |  Citrinowicz (INSS) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Senior Researcher, Institute for National Security Studies; nonresident senior fellow, Atlantic Council |
| Known for | Former head of the Iran branch, Research and Analysis Division, Israel Defense Intelligence |
Danny (Dennis) Citrinowicz is an Israeli former military intelligence officer and a senior researcher in the Iran programme at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS).[1] He is also a nonresident senior fellow with the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council. He was previously a senior fellow at the Institute of Policy and Strategy and the Abba Eban Institute at Reichman University.[2]
Intelligence career
The Atlantic Council says he served 25 years in command positions in Israel Defense Intelligence (Aman). His posts included head of the Iran branch in the Research and Analysis Division and the division's representative in the United States.[2][1]
In leaked INSS emails
Emails and documents attributed to INSS were released by the hacking group Handala, which is believed to have ties to Iranian intelligence, and published by Distributed Denial of Secrets. According to them, Citrinowicz took part in talks in August and September 2025 with the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and the private intelligence firm Maisha Group about a ministry "soft power" project against Iranian-linked networks. The ministry asked him and Maisha for a "reference threat characterisation document" (Handala files 17471, 17523, 17525).[3] A revised version of the Iran programme's "Public Diplomacy Initiative" funding document, sent by Citrinowicz on 3 December 2025 (file 0130), mentions INSS's work with "STRATCOM", the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence in Riga.[3] The material has not been independently verified and may have been altered.
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Institute for National Security Studies, Danny Citrinowicz INSS, accessed 22 October 2026. INSS-side.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Atlantic Council, Danny Citrinowicz Atlantic Council, accessed 22 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Distributed Denial of Secrets, Raz Zimmt emails DDoSecrets, 13 March 2026, accessed 22 October 2026.