Israel retains capabilities inside Tehran, Mossad chief says
The head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, David Barnea, says there are still capabilities buried within Tehran, ready to be activated while Iran continues to hunt down suspects.
The head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, David Barnea, says there are still capabilities buried within Tehran, ready to be activated while Iran continues to hunt down suspects.
Speaking at the Prime Minister's Award Ceremony, Barnea said: “We have won, and we will continue to win. Though we proved that Iran is penetrable, we are not letting up.
“The Mossad has very strong operational capabilities, even more imaginative and powerful than before — especially inside Iran and even in the heart of Tehran.”
At the ceremony, Mossad received this year’s honor in recognition of its recent operations. Among them was the so-called “beeper operation” in Lebanon, in which pager devices used by Iran-aligned Hezbollah members exploded simultaneously.
Another operation cited involved the establishment of a covert drone base inside Iran, which Israel said was used to destroy missile launchers prepared to fire following Israel’s June 13 strikes.
“We will continue to build and strengthen our capabilities in Iran, to keep our eyes open from within Iran on what is happening behind closed doors, and we will not allow ideas that could endanger our security to grow,” he said.
Since the June war, over 700 Iranians have been arrested on charges of spying for Israel with at least nine given the death sentence already.
Inside Israel, dozens of Israelis have been arrested on allegations of spying for Iran since the beginning of the Gaza war in 2023, some of whom involved in plots to kill top military and political leaders in the country.
