Posted on 06/23/2025 10:43:00 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
An audio recording obtained by The Washington Post is a window into the covert campaign by Israeli intelligence to intimidate and divide Iranian military officials.
In the hours after Israel launched its first wave of strikes against Iran on June 13, killing top military leaders and nuclear scientists, Israeli intelligence operatives launched a covert campaign to intimidate senior officials with the apparent aim of dividing and destabilizing Tehran’s theocratic regime, according to three people familiar with the operation.
People working for Israel’s security services who speak Persian, Iran’s primary language, called senior Iranian officials on their cellphones and warned them that they, too, would die unless they ceased supporting the regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, according to the three people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss clandestine operations. One of them estimated that more than 20 Iranians in positions of power were contacted.
The Washington Post obtained an audio recording and transcript of one such call, which took place the same day, June 13, that Israel began its bombardment of Iran.
“I can advise you now, you have 12 hours to escape with your wife and child. Otherwise, you’re on our list right now,” an Israeli intelligence operative told a senior Iranian general close to the country’s rulers, according to the audio recording. The operative then suggested that Israel could train weapons on the general and his family at any moment. “We’re closer to you than your own neck vein. Put this in your head. May God protect you,” he said.
The general, a member of Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was told he had 12 hours to make a video disassociating himself from the Iranian government.
“How should I send it to you?” the general replies.
“I will send you a Telegram ID...”
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Now you’re on our rist....!
Francisco Scaramanga, the villain in the Man With the Golden Gun would send a bullet with a name on it.
Iranian would probably faint.
I like the “May God protect you.” nice touch
Yup... And now in the Ayatollah's head you're an Israeli spy... These sorry suckers are in a no win situation... LOL
Remember It’s not what you know. It’s what others THINK you know. Guy’s gotta be soiling his pants.
Wish half the US intelligence agencies were working for the greater good of the US and its citizens, instead of weird ideologies like the Demo-crock Party, a One World government, Islam, or whatever entity the FBI has become loyal to. We need help from the Mossad, they know who, how, and when to delete problems. Bet they would do some more deletions over here.
How good of wapo to expose those wishing to defect. (spit!)
Wasn’t Israel supposed to do something bigger and better than the pager thing last Thursday or Friday? Did I miss it?
Like taking out their nuke facilities?
I don’t know I got the feeling it was going to be something else. Plus we bombed those.
LOL...“We’re closer to you than your own neck vein.”
No pagers of walkie-talkies to go BOOM?
It’s a great and profitable career ... while it lasts.
I agree but I think now that Israel was talking about bringing in help to get rid of nuke sites.
It’s in the holy koran to “smite their necks”
Ah, so the neck vein threat has deep meaning to those jihadis. Thanks. That nuance escaped me.
Phooey to the generals!
Attack the ayatollahs and mullahs!
“Hi, I’m Ben Netanyahu. I’d like to talk to you about the warrantee on your goat.”
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