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Israel: sabotage, underwater mines and hacking against Iran's targets for years
Published on October 26, 2024
With hacking, sabotage and targeted murders, Israel has been trying for years to neutralize targets in Iran and especially the Revolution Guards, the Iranian Army's select unit.
Following are some of the attacks that have taken place before today's blows launched by the Israeli army against military positions on Iran's territory.
Executives of the Revolution Guards are key goals of Israel, often in blows outside Iranian territory.
The latest victims are a general of the Revolutionary Guards, who was killed on September 27 along with Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrala in an Israeli blow in a suburb of Beirut, and two senior executives killed on April 1 in a blow to Israel.of the Iranian embassy in Damascus.
These targeted murders are the most recent one of a long list: In December 2023 Commander of the Revolutionary Guards, he was killed in an attack in Syria, which is attributed to Israel, a year after a colonel was also killed in Syria.
In May 2022, Sayyad Hondai, a member of the Force Konts, the unit responsible for businesses abroad of the Revolutionary Guards, was killed after shootings received by two people on board the time he returned home to Tehran.According to the New York Times, Israel told the US that it is responsible for the murder.
General Hassan Mogdam, responsible for equipment programs, was killed in November 2011 in an explosion in an explosive warehouse near Tehran, a business attributed to the US and Israel.
Targeted murders attributed to Israel were also targeted by many Iranian scientists associated with the Iranian nuclear program.
Israel is also accused of murders in Tehran and its surroundings of Nuclear Physicist Mohsen Farzedech (November 2020), who after his death revealed that he was Deputy Minister of Defense, scientist Mostafa Ahmadi (2012).Nuclear installations of Natanz, MoD Sachriari (November 2010), founder of the Iranian Nuclear Society, and Professor of Molecular Physics Massoud Ali Mohamadi (January 2010).
Israel is also accused of sabotage Iranian nuclear facilities, especially in Natanz.
On April 11, 2021, a "small explosion" occurred in Natanz, according to the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization.As the New York Times said, "Israel has played a role" in what happened at Natanz nuclear facilities, where "strong explosion" destroyed "completely""
Sabotage and hacking
Another "accident" occurred at Natanz's nuclear facilities in July 2020, which according to the Iranian atomic energy organization was due to "sabotage".
Ten years earlier, in September 2010, cyberattack with Stuxnet virus caused a series of centrifugal lesions used to enrich uranium.
Iran accuses Israel and the US of these attacks, whose secret services are also held responsible for cyber security experts.
Nor is Iran's allies protected in Tehran, such as the head of Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniya, who was killed on July 31 in the Iranian capital in an attack attributed to Israel.
In March 2021, the Wall Street Journal, citing US and Middle East officials, said that Israel has targeted since 2019 - mainly with the help of submarine mines - at least ten ships heading to Syria and in most cases transported Iranianoil.
During 2021 Israel and Iran were accused of sabotage.