It took years of planning, mainly by the Mossad, for the IDF to pull off its remarkable attack on Iran, greatly damaging or destroying nuclear facilities at Isfahan and Natanz, destroying military bases at Tabriz and Hamadan, assassinating at least a dozen of the most senior generals in both the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and the Iranian army, blowing up on the ground Iran’s remaining fleet of F-4 “Tomcats,” killing the nine most important nuclear scientists at the very same moment in time, even though they were spread out across Tehran. More on this planning can be found here: “Israel’s spy agency used AI and smuggled-in drones to prepare attack on Iran,” by Julia Frankel and Sam Mednick, AP, June 17, 2025:
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel stunned and hobbled Iran last week when it pulled off an intelligence and military operation years in the making that struck high-level targets with precision.
Guided by spies and artificial intelligence, the Israeli military unleashed a nighttime fusillade of warplanes and armed drones smuggled into Iran to quickly incapacitate many of its air defenses and missile systems. With greater freedom to fly over Iran, Israel bombarded key nuclear sites and killed top generals and scientists. By the time Iran mustered a response hours later, its ability to retaliate — already weakened by past Israeli strikes — was greatly diminished.
This account is based on conversations with 10 current and former Israeli intelligence and military officials, some of whom spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss clandestine operations.
It was not possible to independently verify some of their claims. But the former head of research at Israel’s spy agency, the Mossad, confirmed the basic contours of the attack, saying she had inside knowledge of how it was planned and executed.
“This attack is the culmination of years of work by the Mossad to target Iran’s nuclear program,” said Sima Shine, the former Mossad research director who is now an analyst at the Institute for National Security Studies.
Israel’s element of surprise was enhanced by Iranian officials’ apparent assumption that Israel wouldn’t attack while talks over its rapidly advancing nuclear program were ongoing with the U.S….
In an interview with Iranian state-run television, the country’s police chief, Gen. Ahmadreza Radan, said “several vehicles carrying mini-drones and some tactical drones have been discovered.” He added: “a number of traitors are trying to engage the country’s air defense by flying some mini-drones.”…
Those whom General Alhamdreza Radan calls “traitors” for their collaboration with Israel will some day be honored for their contribution to the overthrow of this hideous regime.
Israel’s blistering attack last week on the heart of Iran’s nuclear and military structure didn’t come out of nowhere, said retired Israeli Brig. Gen. Amir Avivi, who heads the Israel Defense and Security Forum think tank.
It was the result of “Israeli intelligence working extensively for years in Iran and establishing a very strong robust presence,” he said.
This meticulous planning and “laying the table” over many years by some of the most intelligent people on the planet — Mossad agents — deserve our gratitude. They managed to infiltrate Iran. They identified locals whose hatred for the regime made them open to working with Mossad, in order to bring down the mullahs who have made life hell for so many people, both in and outside Iran. How many hundreds — thousands? — of Iranians are working hand-in-glove with Mossad agents to pull down the pillars of the regime, by helping the IDF, in myriad ways, to launch drones that were either smuggled into Iran, or manufactured in Iran, in order to hit various targets throughout the country? And along with the damage done by those hyperactive drones, Mossad agents and their Iranian collaborators had created a most complete target list of nuclear installations, military bases, ballistic missiles and ballistic missile plants, and the apartments and precise habits of senior generals and nuclear scientists. Let’s be glad they are on our side, the side of the advanced West, even more determinedly at times, than we ourselves.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Dear Israel
We all know how great Mossad is, but please keep your secrets to yourselves, so that you can re-use the same techniques in future, and don’t have to keep re-inventing wheels
Congratulations on your achievements, but we needn’t know how the sausage was made
somehistory says
I agree, Infidel.
Magicians don’t tell how they do their tricks, and doctors don’t always explain to their patients after an operation how they cut out the offending tissue. They just say they got it all.
Why should those men and women of Israel have to tell how they outwit, out-smart, out-think and act against their mortal enemies?
Actually, they don’t have to tell. The results say they have out witted, out-smarted, out thought and acted to defeat the slime which threatens their very existence.
ploome says
exactly………TMI
somehistory says
thank you, Ploome
John Smith says
Precisely Somehistory, magicians don’t tell how they do their tricks.
somehistory says
Thank you, John. It’s astounding that the Israelis tell so much.
James Lincoln says
somehistory says,
“Magicians don’t tell how they do their tricks…”
I don’t want to know… because then it wouldn’t be “magic”.
somehistory says
James, I don’t want to know what Mossad is planning or is doing. Cause then, it would sound too dangerous.
John Smith says
Spot on Infidel, and well said.
dumbledoresarmy says
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
We DON’T need to know.
Whatever happened to the old slogan (used by the Allies during World War II): “Loose lips sink ships”.
If infidels ANYWHERE come up with a clever plan that enables them to king-hit a mohammedan enemy.. then the last thing they should do, is publicise – straight afterward – how they did it!
Information about stratagems or weapons that proved to be effective, should be shared very, very carefully, behind closed doors, with a small selection of one’s most trusted allies, in order to help THEM defeat the mohammedan mob, as well.
ONLY a very small number of trusted and very-thoroughly-security-screened people should know how it was done… the rest of us, let’s just admire the RESULTS.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Essentially, only on a need to know basis. And that list of people does not include Joe or Jane Q Public
gravenimage says
Agreed–we don’t need to know how it was done–just that it was!
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Thank you, Somehistory, John, ploome, James & DDA for your responses
somehistory says
🙂
Cynthia says
Israel will always think of new ways to infiltrate and create new technology.
Their existence depends on it.
Greg says
That’s “F-14” Tomcats!
Joe1 says
Or it could be F-4 Phantoms. Iran had more Phantoms than Tomcats. But they had both.
Hugh Fitzgerald says
Sorry. A typo.
tgusa says
I heard the Israelis made a phone call to top dogs in the Iranian air force. The call told them they had won an all expense paid holiday in Tahiti and to pick up the tickets in the bunker. Some 20 of them fell for it and you can guess what happened next.
gravenimage says
🙂
tgusa says
As our great General George S. Patton once said, “Fixed fortifications are monuments to the stupidity of man.”
tgusa says
Its like that guy in the commercial (paraphrase) I dont often fool the Iranians but when I do I do it in an off the wall way.
abu taleb says
Isn’t that weird that Allah did not help the muslims against Allah’s enemy? However, Allah also did not help Muhammad in the robbery expeditions, most of the expeditions failed to find anything.
So, we should not be surprised to find out that Allah is unable to do anything, afterall, Allah is just a rock (or rocks) embedded in some transparent material in the corner of Kaabah
Alkflaeda says
Allah is a real being – identical with Satan, not God, and limited in his doings by his Creator (see Job 1:12). We are told that the entity that commanded Mohammed to recite the Qur’an also crushed his chest. This is typical of trance mediumship and immediately points in the direction of an occult provenance for his inspiration.
somehistory says
Yes, Alkflaeda. the false god is satan the devil and his followers (both angel and human) promote him as god and do his desires.
They are headed for the abyss, but doing much damage until then.
The Bible says satan “transforms himself into an angel of light.” He has fooled many humans.
Ralph says
Please, Israel, keep mum about your advanced weaponry. Jealously guard it. Save it for the next pack of raghead jackals who try to obliterate your courageous and innovative nation.
Dani says
Look up the original movie called “Little Drummer Girl”…