By Soheila Zarfam Yaakov Nimrodi, former Mossad kingpin in West Asia, dies at 97 TEHRAN – Yaakov Nimrodi, a mastermind of Israel’s spy agency, Mossad, died on Wednesday at the age of 97 in a hospital in the occupied territories. Raisi lauds Algeria’s position toward Islamic world and its vigilance in face of Israeli plots TEHRAN – In a meeting on Tuesday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and visiti