Israel established a network of Iranian dissidents and non-Iranian recruits over the course of years for its assassinations of senior officials in a June war and total destruction of Iran’s anti-aircraft defenses, according to a ProPublica investigation.
The Israeli air force conducted reconnaissance flights inside Iran in advance of the conflict to ensure the eventual safe penetration of its airspace and identify weaknesses in Iranian air defense systems, the report said.
The espionage operation involved a vast network of local recruits who were activated on the second day of the war, June 14, to launch coordinated attacks to disable air defenses and missile launchers.”
ProPublica cited a source as saying. “Most were near Tehran, in areas where the Israeli air force had not previously operated.”
According to the report, Israeli-trained commandos recruited from Iran and neighboring countries were deployed across the country to carry out the attacks from within. Israeli intelligence used front companies to ship the necessary equipment into Iran legally, it added.
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