Brilliant.
Posted on 06/19/2025 3:56:35 AM PDT by CFW
As of Wednesday, the Israeli operation to destroy Iran's nuclear program and its ballistic missile capabilities continued apace, with launchers and production facilities becoming prime targets.
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With that said, we are learning some stunning details about how things got to this point. In the early hours of the war, it was reported that dozens of top Iranian military leaders were taken out in a single strike, and how that strike came to be is just as incredible as the result. According to a new report, the subterfuge used to get all those IRGC generals into a single bunker is like something right out of a spy novel.
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Mossad, Israel's intelligence service, infiltrated Iranian backchannels and then placed 20 different fake phone calls to IRGC leaders. Those calls instructed them to all meet a reinforced bunker in Tehran, an order none of them questioned. It's safe to speculate that Mossad agents were on the ground to confirm their arrival, and shortly after, the entire place was blown sky-high.
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How did that happen? The answer lies in how antiquated and authoritarian Iran's military structure was and remains. When you serve at the behest of an Islamic dictator who tortures and kills people who step out of line, you aren't exactly in a position to question an order. When the calls came in to head to the bunker, wondering if things seemed a little suspicious wasn't an option. So all the generals blindly listened.
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You really think Israel would let that out??
I think Iran already found out, shortly after they realized so many of their top generals were dead.
“No Comrade, by Allah I did not summon them either.”
“Well if you didn’t, who did?”
At that moment, Nassir Ossofat pops into frame, in blackface, doing his best Spike Lee impression, “It’s gotta be da Jooz!”
Agreed. Israel keeps its military operations secret, like my ex does with the desires I’m sure she still has for me.
So no one smells something fishy after the 3rd arrival. Sorry....doubt this big met ever happened...
😁👍
If the story is true, it’s a shame the story is out because they’ll never be able to use that tactic again.
And why do we need to know?
The Brits, still haven't disclosed their Top Secret schemes used against the NAZIs.
There seem to be clear advantages to serving out of loyalty rather than fear.
Some plans only work once.
It won’t be used again, and now that the story is out, Iran’s military leaders might be less apt to follow commands. They won’t know which ones are real and which are fake.
Structure cohesion is disrupted.
EC
Brilliant.
“When you serve at the behest of an Islamic dictator who tortures and kills people who step out of line, you aren’t exactly in a position to question an order.”
…damned if they did. Damned if they didn’t. 😀
Why not? They let the beeper story out pretty quickly lol.
Like the exploding pagers?
We are entering the age of AI—where it will be easy to imitate the voice and even the video of anyone.
I would expect to see variations of this tactic used repeatedly by tech savvy military or intelligence folks from many countries.
Badump bump. Shhzzz.
During WWII, the OSS exploited the same mentality with time fused explosives on trains. They would attach magnetic explosives to trains in the depot timed to blow when they train was in a tunnel or on a bridge. The explosive had a paper seal with a german government eagle/swastika and a warning to not remove or tamper with the device knowing that good, obedient germans, would see the seal and move along without looking too closely.
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