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Mossad, Shin Bet Thwart Iranian Operative Plot to Israel

7/24/2026

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Mossad and Shin Bet announced on July 23 2026 foiling an Iranian plot to send operatives to Israel to harm officials.
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry recruited criminals Baba Mahuzadeh Haji Jafan (“Babak”) and Mehmet Nadim Ya’it (“Nadim”) to enlist French criminal Turut Ozkor (“Philip”) who travelled to Iran, met handlers, received payment and recruited a cell.
Mossad named handlers Asadollah Behzad Oskhari, Vahid Matzoumi, Mohammad-Hossein Zoghi and Hamid Qasemi, noting Oskhari’s death in Israel’s 2025 bombing campaign and that proxy tactic exposed the network.

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Mossad and Shin Bet announced on July 23 2026 foiling an Iranian plot to send operatives to Israel to harm officials.
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry recruited criminals Baba Mahuzadeh Haji Jafan (“Babak”) and Mehmet Nadim Ya’it (“Nadim”) to enlist French criminal Turut Ozkor (“Philip”) who travelled to Iran, met handlers, received payment and recruited a cell.
Mossad named handlers Asadollah Behzad Oskhari, Vahid Matzoumi, Mohammad-Hossein Zoghi and Hamid Qasemi, noting Oskhari’s death in Israel’s 2025 bombing campaign and that proxy tactic exposed the network.