Ex-Mossad chief: Iran operations in 2025 released deliberately to confuse Tehran
Former Mossad chief David Barnea revealed that the agency deliberately released videos of operations in Iran to confuse the IRGC and protect agents on the ground. The 2025 operations involved drone strikes and human intelligence to sabotage Iranian military targets.
Why it matters
This disclosure offers a rare look into the psychological and tactical warfare strategies employed by intelligence agencies in the Middle East.
When the Mossad took the stunning move of publishing multiple videos in real time of its agents acting against the regime within Iran in June 2025, one of the main reasons was to overwhelm and confuse the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), former Mossad chief David Barnea has revealed.Leaked on Sunday from comments he made to a closed audience at the Priority Summit this past Thursday.On June 13, 2025, the Mossad released sensational and rare video footage of its co-lead role with the air force in Israel's preemptive strike on Iran's ballistic missiles and air defenses.Three videos showed the Mossad targeting ballistic missile targets, air defense targets, and general preparations for the attacks (with the agents' faces covered up).From the perspective of the videos, it appeared that the Mossad used drones from inside Iran to attack various targets.Iran had previously accused the Mossad of using drones to attack the Karaj…
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