Unveiling the stealthy Mossad mission: Infiltrating Iran's nuclear secrets
- By Katharina Kunert
- ⏱️≈ 3 minutes
Covert Operations, Deceptive Travels, Games of Disguise: Unveiling Mossad's Strategic Sabotage of Iran - Undercover Operations, Deceptive Journey, Perplexing Tactics: Exploring Mossad's Infiltration in Iran
At the break of dawn on a typical Friday, spectacles of Israeli combat machines echoed through Iran's airspace. Their intended targets: nuclear facilities, missile bases, and influential personalities. Among the confirmed fatalities: Hossein Salami, the influential head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard - a fact confirmed by state-controlled Iranian media.
This incident triggered a flurry of speculation about an alleged Mossad invasion, but let's delve deeper into the actual events.
- Israel
- Iran
- Mossad
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- Nuclear Program
- Intelligence Agency
- US President
- Donald Trump
In a daring move, Mossad executives orchestrated a covert operation in early 2018. They sneaked into a heavily secured facility in Tehran, pilfering documents and data from Iran's nuclear program. These confiscated materials revealed intimate details about the AMAD Project - Iran's alleged attempt at creating nuclear weapons[2].
The operation's mastermind was Yossi Cohen, who was at the top of Mossad's hierarchy at the time. Cohen openly discussed his role in the mission during a televised conversation in 2021[2].
Iran's nuclear aspirations have been a point of contention between Iran and Israel, as well as other international powers, for quite some time. The JCPOA (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) sought to control Iran's nuclear development, but tensions have escalated due to advancements in Iran's nuclear projects and accused breaches of the agreement[5].
Hossein Salami holds a prominent position within Iran's military and security apparatus as the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). While he wasn't directly engaged with the Mossad mission, he's a significant player in Iran's military agenda and has been vocal regarding Iran's military readiness against adversaries[4].
As of June 2025, Israel and Iran have found themselves embroiled in an ongoing conflict, with both factions trading attacks on each other's infrastructure. Israel has targeted Iranian military sites and nuclear facilities, while Iran has struck back with missile barrages against Israel[4][5].
Although the Mossad didn't invade Iran in the conventional sense, they've embarked on missions to infiltrate Iran's nuclear program through espionage. Figures like Yossi Cohen and Hossein Salami significantly impact their countries' strategies relevant to these contentious tensions.
- The US government is trying to get Israel and the US president, Donald Trump, to halt their efforts to stop Iran's secret nuclear program, as the Mossad, under the leadership of Yossi Cohen, orchestrated a covert operation to pilfer documents and data from Iran's nuclear program in early 2018.
- The ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, which includes attacks on each other's infrastructure, highlights the political and general news implications of this intelligence agency operation, as well as the crime-and-justice aspects related to war-and-conflicts.
