Iran launches hunt for Mossad agents: dozens of security officials detained

03.08.2024 10:06

It has become known that there have been mass arrests in the ranks of Iranian structures designed to ensure the security of top officials.

Iranian security forces are looking for those involved in the murder of Hamas Politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh. There is a version that the politician was killed not by an Israeli missile strike, but by a bomb planted in his Tehran residence.

New details are reported by The New York Times . According to the publication, Iranian security forces are looking for Israeli intelligence agents among security personnel.

More than 20 people have been detained as part of the investigation. All of them are security personnel.

Among them are high-ranking officers, military officials and staff members of the residence where Haniyeh died.

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The operation began immediately after the assassination of the Hamas leader. The workers of his house were isolated and all their electronic devices, including phones, were taken away.

Iranian military officials believe Mossad agents are still in the country.

Dmitry Bobrov Author: Dmitry Bobrov Editor of Internet resources