Mossad's covert operations in Iran power Israel's strike

Report says Israeli spy agency had been operating inside Iran for months

- BY STEPHEN N.R

In the early hours of Friday, Israel launched one of the most sweeping and sophisticated military operations in its history — a coordinated assault that reached deep into the heart of Iran.

According to reports from CNN and Axios, the unprecedented attack was not only an aerial onslaught, but a master-class in intelligence-led warfare that neutralised Iran's ability to strike back at least immediately.

As Israel's air force prepared to unleash its offensive, Iran's top military brass scrambled to an underground bunker — a known protocol in moments of crisis.

But Israeli intelligence had anticipated the move. According to Axios, the bunker's location had been identified in advance, and was destroyed in the opening moments of the attack.