Former Mossad chief says Israeli agents still operate in Iran
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post
Former Mossad chief David Barnea says Israeli agents deployed in Iran during the 2025 operation against nuclear and military targets are still active there. He also said several people arrested or executed in Iran for espionage were not linked to the service, according to remarks reported by Ynet News.
Mossad agents, Israel's foreign intelligence service, are still operating in Iran, former service chief David “Dadi” Barnea said at the Priority Summit. He said that almost none of the deployed agents had been identified, according to the Daily Post, which cited Ynet News.
Barnea referred to Operation Rising Lion, Israel's 2025 campaign against Iranian nuclear and military targets. He said Mossad had released a video of its activities in Iran to throw investigators off the scent and make it harder to identify its real agents.
Dozens of agents had been deployed in Iran in the weeks before the operation, he said. Barnea also claimed that some Iranians arrested or executed for espionage had never worked for Mossad, while agents who took part in the mission were still in the country.
The former Mossad chief also commented on the September 2024 operation that caused thousands of pagers used by members of Hezbollah, a Lebanese armed movement, to explode simultaneously. On 21 October, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had called for the overthrow of the Iranian government, according to an article previously published by us.
