The official described the mission as “a strategic and heavy blow to the Islamic Republic and the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps) Aerospace Force.”
According to the source, numerous Iranian missile transport vehicles were also knocked out.
Mossad disabled one of the Islamic Republic’s “most critical and sensitive systems" through a long-term intelligence campaign the official likened to Israel's remote detonation of pagers and walkie talkies belonging to Hezbollah leaders.
The latest operation involved the use of international front companies, the covert acquisition and smuggling of key components into Iran, and remote activation capabilities from nearly 2,000 kilometers away.
In a separate operation, Mossad is said to have targeted ground-to-ground missile launchers at the Espad Aabad base near Tehran using explosive-laden drones.
The Israeli official described the strike as “reminiscent of Ukraine’s drone operations against Russian airbases,” claiming that drones were pre-positioned near the installation and activated by operatives inside Iran.
A third, equally complex attack involved the use of precision-guided missiles launched deep within Iranian territory, targeting surface-to-air missile systems at multiple sites around Tehran.
The official said the mission was preceded by “months of detailed intelligence gathering,” the clandestine smuggling of missile systems into Iran, and the creation of an internal launch capability.
“This series of operations not only severely disrupted the Islamic Republic’s missile infrastructure,” the Israeli official concluded, “but also underscored Mossad’s deep penetration into the Iranian regime’s security and military architecture.”
