Mossad
Mossad activated drones already hidden in Iran, Israeli official says
By Gerry Shih, Ilan Ben Zion and Lior Soroka
At least several months ago, Israel’s top spy agency, the Mossad, began to smuggle missiles into Iran and secretly installed swarms of explosive drones deep inside the country, laying the groundwork for a devastating Israeli surprise attack on Friday morning. As Israel launched its air attack, the Mossad activated its planted drones, which struck missile launchers at a base near Tehran, a senior Israeli official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence operations.
Two people with knowledge of the operation described the explosive drone plot as similar to the Ukrainian operation that destroyed Russian strategic bombers this month but said there was no coordination between Israel and Ukraine.
Mossad commando units had also deployed before Friday to install precision-guided weapons near Iranian air defense systems that were also activated Friday morning and completely took out Iranian defenses, a senior Israeli official said.
Mossad
Mossad activated drones already hidden in Iran, Israeli official says
By Gerry Shih, Ilan Ben Zion and Lior Soroka
At least several months ago, Israel’s top spy agency, the Mossad, began to smuggle missiles into Iran and secretly installed swarms of explosive drones deep inside the country, laying the groundwork for a devastating Israeli surprise attack on Friday morning. As Israel launched its air attack, the Mossad activated its planted drones, which struck missile launchers at a base near Tehran, a senior Israeli official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence operations.
Two people with knowledge of the operation described the explosive drone plot as similar to the Ukrainian operation that destroyed Russian strategic bombers this month but said there was no coordination between Israel and Ukraine.
Mossad commando units had also deployed before Friday to install precision-guided weapons near Iranian air defense systems that were also activated Friday morning and completely took out Iranian defenses, a senior Israeli official said.