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Israeli Spies Have Been in Iran for Years


(The Times-UK) Gabrielle Weiniger - Leaked intelligence documents seen by The Times appeared to reveal the full extent of Iran's nuclear and missile ambitions. The conclusion of Israel's spy agency, Mossad, as well as other military intelligence arms, was that the regime was racing ahead to develop these ambitions. An intelligence source told The Times on Friday that Israel had been monitoring multiple locations through intelligence agents for years, with each location having "boots on the ground beforehand." Intelligence officers used spies on the ground to map the layout of the Natanz facility, Iran's main enrichment site. Israel's reconnaissance infiltrated, attacked and destroyed a facility in Isfahan, the Nur and Mogdeh sites for calculation and labs, the Shariati military site, and the large hangar at Shahid Meisami which manufactured the plastic explosives used for testing nuclear weapons, as well as other advanced materials and chemicals. The documents also pointed to the infiltration of the headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which was attacked in the later days of the war, and of nuclear sites such as Sanjarian, which developed components involved in the creation of nuclear weapons. Agents in Iran visited every workshop and factory that were later attacked, enabling Israel to target "the entire industry that supported the manufacturing of large amounts of missiles," according to an intelligence source. The dozens of locations and sites attacked included Muad Tarkivi Noyad which produced all the carbon fiber needed to produce missiles. Others included sites for guidance, navigation and control of missiles and the production of warheads and engines.
2025-06-29 00:00:00
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