How Years Of Covert Intelligence Led To Israel's Massive Strike On Iran

Years of covert espionage, a daring nuclear archive heist, and mounting threats culminated in Israel's massive 2025 strike on Iran—triggering a deadly conflict that now risks spiraling into a full-blown regional war.

- TDG NETWORK

On June 13, 2025, Israel launched a massive aerial and drone offensive on Iran, describing it as a "necessary preemptive action" against what it claimed was an imminent nuclear threat. Over 100 strikes were carried out, targeting deeply embedded nuclear facilities, Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) bases, missile depots, and secret intelligence posts spread across Iran.

The result was devastating: at least 224 Iranians were reported dead, numerous strategic installations were leveled, and several high-precision drone attacks reached deep into Iranian territory. Israeli defense officials described it as one of the most complex and far-reaching military operations the country had ever undertaken.

But this wasn't a sudden reaction or a routine military strike—it was the culmination of years of secret intelligence work. And at the heart of it all was a daring Mossad operation from 2018, one that uncovered Iran's nuclear ambitions and helped shape Israel's long-term strategic response.

The 2018 Nuclear Archive Heist

The origins of the June 2025 airstrikes trace back to one cold January night in 2018. In an operation that Israeli officials would later compare to a Hollywood thriller, a team of Mossad agents infiltrated a seemingly unremarkable warehouse in Shorabad, on the outskirts of Tehran.

Unbeknownst to the world, the building housed a highly classified nuclear archive that Iran had kept hidden even after signing the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA). The operation had been months in the making, with meticulous surveillance allowing the agents a window of just six and a half hours—timed perfectly between security shifts.