Wednesday, October 2, 2024

"Iranian political rivals trade accusations of ‘Israeli infiltrators’" PLUS....

First up, from Iran International, October 1:

Supporters of rival factions in Iran have taken to social media to make allegations of Israeli ‘infiltration’ and espionage against each other in the wake of Israel’s recent deadly operations.

Hardliners, reformists, and others, including many in the opposition, generally agree that Israel’s recent killings of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut could not have occurred without Israel infiltrating Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran's security forces at the highest levels.

“It seems that Israel’s infiltration in Iran has become the weak point for both Hamas and Hezbollah. The news suggests that Iranians were involved in both incidents,” a netizen posted on X, blaming the Islamic Republic for “years of poverty and corruption” and for using the security forces to suppress the people at home. “The result has been the significant expansion of Israel’s penetration into the country’s apparatus.”....

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They apparently have reason to be concerned, though possibly aiming at the wrong target.

From Israel's Ynet News, September 30:

Mossad infiltrated Iranian intelligence unit established to spy on Israel, Ahmadinejad says
Former president of Iran tells CNN Turk that the man who headed the Islamic Republic's division meant to thwart Mossad operations was found in 2021 to be an Israeli spy, and 'another 20 members were Mossad agents'; They stole Iran's nuclear documents 

The former president of Iran made an amazing claim in an interview Monday with the CNN network in Turkey. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Tehran established a unit meant to thwart the operations of Israel's Mossad, and it later became clear to them that the man who headed it was a Mossad agent.....

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