Israel Secretly Recruited Iranian Dissidents to Attack Their Country From Within

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The Man Running Israel’s Intelligence Operation: David Barnea, the director of the Mossad, led Israel’s efforts to recruit Iranian dissidents to attack the country from within. Here’s what to know about him.

• Covert Ops: Commandos that the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence service, recruited from Iran and neighboring nations destroyed Iranian air defenses in the first hours of a June attack.
• Intelligence Gathering: Israeli operatives identified the bedrooms in which Iranian nuclear scientists were sleeping, enabling precise airstrikes.
• Cyber Deception: Israel sent a fake message that summoned senior Iranian military leaders to a phantom meeting in a bunker that was then bombed by Israeli jets.