IRGC foils Mossad plot, captures 8 in Mashhad
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Iranian authorities say the operatives were trained remotely by Mossad and were preparing to target military officials and key infrastructure in Mashhad.
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Iranian police officers stand guard during a protest against Sweden in front of the Swedish Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 21, 2023. (AP)
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Saturday that eight operatives linked to the Israeli Mossad intelligence agency were arrested in Khorasan Province, according to the state broadcaster.
The IRGC’s Public Relations Department stated that the detainees had received online training from Mossad handlers. During the 12-day US-Israeli aggression on Iran, they reportedly transmitted coordinates of strategic and sensitive locations, as well as information on high-ranking military figures, to the Israeli intelligence agency.
Authorities said the group was preparing to launch attacks on civilian and military officials, in addition to targeting critical facilities in Mashhad, before their capture.
Confiscated items reportedly included materials used for manufacturing launchers, bombs, explosives, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the statement added.
Iran arrests 20 Mossad agents in Tehran, other provinces
Earlier this month, Iran’s judiciary spokesperson, Asghar Jahangir, announced that the Ministry of Intelligence has arrested 20 individuals accused of working for the Israeli Mossad in Tehran and several other provinces.
At the time, Jahangir said the detainees’ cases are under review by the Public Prosecutor’s Office and stressed that the judiciary “will show no leniency toward spies and agents of the Israeli entity,” vowing that firm sentences will be issued “to serve as a lesson for all.”
On his part, Iran’s judiciary chief, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei, has repeatedly emphasized that the country’s courts will deal with espionage cases firmly and in accordance with the law and principles of justice.
Iran executes top Israeli spy
Iranian judicial authorities announced, on August 6, the execution of Roozbeh Vadi, convicted of espionage for Mossad and passing sensitive information about an Iranian nuclear scientist to the Israeli intelligence agency.
According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), "The death sentence by hanging was carried out this morning against Roozbeh Vadi, who was arrested and tried on charges of espionage and intelligence cooperation with Israel, after the completion of criminal proceedings and confirmation of the final ruling by the country's Supreme Court."
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