Operations attributed to Israel in Iran is a list of subversive operations in Iran that have been attributed to Israel in the public opinion or the speech of Iranian officials. Israel has not officially claimed responsibility for many of these operations. [1] Israeli authorities have always presented themselves in opposition to the Islamic Republic of Iran and their propagated ideas. [2]
Israel has rarely been held accountable for its destructive actions. However, the complexity of many operations required months and years of planning, logistical and financial support, and most importantly, an extensive network of spies, security agents, and task forces. It is the complexity of the issue that strengthens the speculation about the presence of a government behind these operations. According to the BBC, the only case that Israel has taken responsibility for in recent years was the theft of "Iran's nuclear program documents" from a center in Tehran. [1]
Ronen Bergman, a journalist in military-security affairs, considers Israel to be behind many operations in Iran, including the assassination of nuclear scientists. Some American media, however, believe that these assassinations are supported by Israel and carried out by the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran. According to this journalist, since 2017, Israel has been counting on a more aggressive policy against Iran. [1]
Edward Snowden, a former employee of the US Central Intelligence Agency, said in an interview with Der Spiegel about the Stuxnet malware that the United States had produced this malware with the cooperation of Israel and imported it into Iran's nuclear facilities. Some American media say that under the orders of Barack Obama, sabotage operations in Iran have been stopped since a year before the nuclear agreement between Iran and the United States. [1]
By airing documentaries prepared from the detainees after some assassinations and destructive operations in Iran, Iran TV has introduced the responsibility of these operations to the Israeli intelligence services. However, these confessions known as confessions under pressure. [1]
The Israeli authorities acknowledge the subversive activities in Iran, but they do not consider all these activities related to them. Israeli defense minister Benny Gantz said during an interview with a radio network of his country: "It is not that every incident that happens in Iran necessarily has something to do with us." [3] Israeli officials generally avoid answering about their role in the subversive attacks in Iran and do not deny or confirm it. [4] Yossi Cohen, the head of Mossad at the time, has announced that Israel has infiltrated the heart of Tehran in terms of intelligence. [5]
| # | Date | Operation | Result | Responsibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Assassination of Ardeshir Hosseinpour | Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Ardeshir Hosseinpour through radioactive poisoning [6] | According to his intelligence source, he was assassinated by Mossad, Israel's security service. [7] |
| 2 | 2007 | Explosion in Parchin [1] | The explosion of a gas tank in the public area of Parchin [8] [9] | On June 30, 2020, US and Israeli officials told The New York Times that they had "nothing to do" with the Parchin explosion. [10] [11] |
| 3 | 2009 | Assassination of Massoud Ali-Mohammadi [1] | He was assassinated in front of his house in Tehran by a remote control bomb that was attached to a motorcycle parked on the street. [12] | One of the perpetrators of the assassination, Majid Jamali Fashi, was sentenced to death and executed on May 15, 2012. He stated that he acted on the orders of the Mossad and was trained in Tel Aviv. [6] [13] |
| 4 | 2010 | Assassination of Fereydoon Abbasi [1] | On November 29, 2010, Abbasi was injured and survived an assassination attempt on a street in Tehran. [14] | - |
| 5 | 2010 | Assassination of Majid Shahriari [1] | Majid Shahriari was one of Iran's nuclear scientists who was assassinated by planting a bomb on his car. [6] | This assassination brought the signature of Israel's Mossad. This operation had many similarities with Israel's Mossad assassinations in other countries. [15] [16] [17] |
| 6 | 2010 | Stuxnet entering Iran's nuclear facilities in Bushehr [1] | This malware did not cause any major damage to Iran's nuclear facilities and resulted in the malfunctioning of a number of Iran's centrifuges. [1] | The Time magazine, citing a security official, announced Israel's involvement in this operation, but Iran considered it as an accident. [1] |
| 7 | 2011 | Assassination of Dariush Rezaeinejad [1] | On July 23, 2011, Dariush Rezaeinejad was killed by two armed men riding a motorcycle in Tehran. [18] [19] [20] | - |
| 8 | 2011 | Assassination of Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan [1] | Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan was another Iranian nuclear scientist who was targeted by the terrorist regime of Israel. He was the commercial vice president of Iran's Natanz nuclear power plant. [21] | A motorcyclist attached an electromagnetic bomb to the car carrying Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan and the explosion killed Ahmadi Roshan and his driver Reza Qashqaei Fard. [22] |
| 9 | 2011 | Explosion in the IRGC ammunition shanty in Malard city [1] | As a result of this explosion, 17 people were killed, including Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam (the father of Iran's missile industry). [1] | - |
| 10 | 2016 | Fires in Iran in 2016 [1] | Fifteen fires broke out in Iran's petrochemical facilities in 2016, causing financial and human losses. [1] | Iranian officials confirmed the presence of the virus in these refineries and named the US and Israel responsible for it. [1] |
| 11 | 2018 | Cyber attacks on communication facilities [1] | Attacking the facilities of Iran's Ministry of Communications with Stuxnet developed malware [1] | Iranian officials announced Israel's role in this incident [1] |
| 12 | 2020 | Fires and explosions in Iran in 2020 [1] | Several explosions in Iran's military and industrial facilities, including the Natanz nuclear facility [1] | A group called "Cheetahs of Homeland" claimed responsibility for some of these attacks, but some analysts have reported Israel's role. [1] |
| 13 | 2020 | Cyber attack on Port of Shahid Rajaee in Iran [23] | The cyber attack on Port of Shahid Rajaee disrupted the normal process of this port. [23] | Israeli security officials and Iranian officials have considered this cyber attack to be the work of Israel. [23] |
| 14 | 2020 | Assassination of Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah [1] | Assassination of Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah known as Abu Mohammed al-Masri, the second leader of al-Qaeda, along with his daughter in Tehran. [1] | The Associated Press claimed that the assassination was carried out with the cooperation of the United States and Israel. [1] |
| 15 | 2020 | Assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh [1] | The assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, one of Iran's nuclear scientists [1] | Iranian officials named Israel directly responsible for this assassination and promised revenge. The New York Times, citing three security officials, confirmed the claim. [1] |
| 16 | 2022 | Assassination of Hassan Sayyad Khodaei [24] | Assassination of Hassan Sayyad Khodaei by firing 5 bullets to him in Tehran [24] | The New York Times and CNN revealed that the assassination was carried out by Israel. [24] |
| 17 | 2023 | Abduction of Yusof Shahbazi Abbasalilou [25] | Abduction of Yusof Shahbazi Abbasalilou from Iran and transfer him to Israel. [25] | The news of this abduction was published by a Mossad official. [25] |
| 18 | 2023 | Explosion in Kerman [26] | The explosion of two suicide bombers on the anniversary of Qasem Soleimani in Kerman, which led to the death of 95 people. [27] | Iranian officials initially blamed Israel for the attack, Israel denied involvement in the attack, and a day later, ISIS claimed responsibility for the explosion. [27] [26] |
| 19 | 2024 | Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh [28] | The explosion at the residence of Ismail Haniyeh, who had traveled to Iran for the inauguration ceremony of the president of this country. [28] | Iranian officials initially claimed Israel was responsible for the attack, but Israel did not respond to the news. Israeli media later published news about how this assassination was carried out by Mossad agents. [28] |
Iranian authorities have repeatedly published news about the arrest of Israeli spies in Iran. [29] [30]
After the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran and shortly after the Operation True Promise which carried out by Iran in revenge of Israel's attack on the Iranian consulate building in Syria; This time, Iranian forces threatened Israel that they will take a severe revenge for the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. [31]
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