Iran attempted to infiltrate a hit squad into Israel – Mossad reveals details

The Mossad has declassified details of an operation that thwarted Iran's plan to send a hit squad into Israel to assassinate senior officials. Iran's Ministry of Intelligence, together with the IRGC, built a global network using criminal syndicates and intermediaries. The cell coordinator, T'rot Ozcur ("Philip"), resided in France. Israeli intelligence, with support from Western partners, intends to continue preventing external terror.

The Mossad has declassified details of a large-scale counterintelligence operation that thwarted Iran's plan to infiltrate a professional terrorist group into Israel. The group's goal was the physical elimination of senior Israeli officials. According to Israeli intelligence, Iran's Ministry of Intelligence, together with the IRGC, spent years building a global network for attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets, but recently shifted focus to sabotage within Israel. The exposed scheme relied on a "proxy through proxy" principle: Iranian handlers operated through criminal syndicates. The cell coordinator, T'rot Ozcur, codenamed "Philip," resided in France and recruited operatives of various nationalities. His contacts led to criminal figures Babak and Nadim, linked to drug lord Naji Sharifi Zindashti. The investigation identified key Iranian intelligence officers, including Asadollah Behzad Ohsari, who was eliminated during the "Lion's Roar" war. French authorities expelled "Philip." Israeli intelligence states its intention to firmly thwart terror attempts with the support of international partners.