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Operation Rising Lion: How Mossad built drone base in Iran, hid weapons in civilian vehicles
Israel's operation, dubbed Rising Lion, hit high-value nuclear and military targets across Iran and took out Hossein Salami, the commander-in-chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard and other commanders. Here's how the Mossad and the Israeli Defence Forces pulled off Israel's biggest strike on Iran since the 1980s read more David Barnea, the head of the Israeli Mossad attends an honour guard ceremony for Israel's incoming military chief Herzi Halevi at Israel's Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel January 16, 2023. (Photo: Reuters) Israel's operation against Iran caught many people off guard. The operation, dubbed Rising Lion, Israel hit high-value nuclear and military targets across Iran. Israel killed Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami as well as other top officials. This Israel's biggest strike on Iran since the 1980s. But how did Tel Aviv pull it off? Let's take a closer look: Misdirection, smokescreen It all kicked off on Thursday night with a bout of misdirection. The security cabinet meeting was labelled a discussion on how to free the hostages in Gaza. Indeed, the ministers were even told discussions would take place about the same. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Only Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mossad chief David Barnea and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer were briefed on the real plan. The Cabinet unanimously approved the strike on Iran and all the ministers signed an NDA – known as the Shomer Sod (Guardian of the Secret) pact. Reports were also spread that Netanyahu was set to undertake a holiday in the Galilee next week with his family as well as attend the wedding of his son. The prime minister's office even issued a statement that Barnea and Dermer were headed to Washington to meet US envoy Steve Witkoff. Netanyahu even refused to deny a false report about him and Trump being at odds over a potential strike on Iran . Reports were also spread that Benjamin Netanyahu was set to undertake a holiday in the Galilee next week with his family as well as attend the wedding of his son. AFP Channel 12 journalist Amit Segal wrote on X that Trump had publicly given Iran '60 days to reach a deal' on April 12. 'Today is day 61,' he added. The idea was to lull Iran into sleep , an official told Jerusalem Post. Years in the making Israeli security officials have said that the operation against Iran was years in the making. The operation was run by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Mossad in tandem. It included Mossad constructing a drone base inside Iran and running weapons and commandos into the country. Mossad also carried out sabotage operations within Iran. They planted high-precision guided weapons in open areas near Iran's surface-to-air missile batteries as well as weapon platforms inside civilian vehicles across Iran. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD When the air campaign began, Mossad activated these systems remotely. These weapons downed the Iranian air defences with great technological precision – which cleared a path for the Israeli jets. The Israeli fighet jets then Iran's main uranium enrichment facility of Natanz, ballistic missile sites and took out senior military officers. An official told the Times of Israel that the operation used 'groundbreaking thinking, bold planning and surgical operation of advanced technologies, special forces and agents operating in the heart of Iran while totally evading the eyes of local intelligence.' The agents here released videos showing its agents taking aim at ballistic missile and air defence targets. 'A senior Israeli official told me that other than airstrikes, the Israeli Mossad, the foreign intelligence agency, conducted several operations inside Iran against Iranian air defenses and against Iranian long-range missiles,' Axios reporter Barak Ravid told CNN. Even as the Israelis attacked from the outside, the Mossad agents inside Iran activated the drones – which took out the surface-to-surface missile launchers aimed at Israel. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has called on Iran to reach a deal with Washington on its nuclear program. Trump warned Tehran that Israel's attacks 'will only get worse.' In his first public comments since Friday's attacks, Trump said on his Truth Social platform that 'there is still time to make this slaughter, with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end.' 'Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left, and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire,' he added. 'No more death, no more destruction, JUST DO IT, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.' With inputs from agencies
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How Israel Caught Iran Off Guard With Operation Rising Lion: Deception Tactic Decoded
Last Updated: From a vacation ploy to son's wedding and "tensions with US", over the past few days before Friday's strikes, Israel pushed Iran into inaction with several decoys. Israel's latest airstrike on Iran once again showed how the Benjamin Netanyahu-led country uses clever planning and deception to protect itself and catch its enemies off guard. Israel launched a major operation — dubbed Operation Rising Lion — striking Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure in Tehran, Natanz, and other strategic sites. Israeli strikes on Iran on Friday killed Iran's Revolutionary Guards Commander Hossein Salami, local media reported. An Israeli defence official also claimed that the Israeli strikes have 'likely eliminated" Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of staff of the Islamic republic's armed forces, and several senior nuclear scientists. Israeli forces managed to fool Iran during this recent attack by creating a strategy that tricked Iranian defences and left them mostly ineffective. According to a senior Israeli official who spoke to The Jerusalem Post, the decoy began on Thursday night. Israel's security cabinet meeting was deliberately labeled as a discussion on hostage negotiations in Gaza. Ministers were told they would discuss stalled efforts to free Israeli captives held by Hamas. 'The aim was to put Iran to sleep," the source told the newspaper. Once inside the secure meeting, however, the cabinet unanimously approved the Iran strike, a report in The Jerusalem Post stated. All ministers signed a Shomer Sod (Guardian of the Secret) agreement—an NDA that ensured total silence. Only a small circle of officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, Mossad chief David Barnea, and senior defence figures were fully briefed on the real objective. To further lower Iran's alert levels, reports were spread over the media that Netanyahu was planning a family holiday in the Galilee and would be attending his son Avner's wedding next week—giving the appearance that no major military action was imminent. Then came the diplomatic decoy. Israel announced a trip to Washington for Dermer and Barnea, supposedly to meet a US envoy in a 'sixth round" of Iran nuclear talks in Oman—talks that don't exist. In reality, both men never left Israel. Netanyahu in fact refused to deny a fabricated leak that described tensions between him and former US President Donald Trump over a potential Iran strike. Israel told the US that it did not deny claims of friction between Washington and Jerusalem, ensuring Iran would be distracted. Iranian intelligence likely picked up on tensions, expecting Israel to hesitate — which Israel intended. Meanwhile, Channel 12 journalist Amit Segal added an interesting detail – On April 12, Trump had publicly given Iran '60 days to reach a deal." The Israeli strike came exactly on day 61. Meanwhile, Iran has now launched over 100 drones in the direction of Israel in retaliation. The Art Of Deception Not New For Israel This wasn't the first time Israel relied on deception to disorient Iran. In 2020, top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated in a strike reportedly involving a remote-controlled gun and artificial intelligence —carried out without alerting Iranian security. In 2018, Mossad agents stole nuclear documents from a secret warehouse in Tehran and smuggled them back to Israel — without Iran realising it had been breached until it was too late. In 2007, Israeli jets destroyed a Syrian nuclear reactor (believed to be Iranian-backed) in Operation Orchard using radar jamming and low-level flying to escape detection. The Israel-Iran Conflict The conflict between Israel and Iran has persisted for decades. Israel considers Iran its most dangerous adversary, primarily due to Tehran's nuclear ambitions, calls for Israel's destruction, and ongoing support for armed groups like Hezbollah and Hamas. Israel fears that a nuclear-capable Iran would fundamentally disrupt the strategic balance in the region and pose an existential threat to the Jewish state. Conversely, Iran positions itself as a leader in the anti-Israel resistance, frequently using state media and proxy forces to challenge Israel's legitimacy. Iran finances and arms militias in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Gaza that regularly attack Israeli territory. Historically, both nations have engaged through proxies, cyberattacks, and covert operations. However, the recent shift to open, direct confrontations, including Iran's unprecedented missile strike on Israel in April and Israel's latest bombing of Iranian territory, signifies a dangerous new phase of direct state-on-state warfare with fewer restraints and heightened risks. Get breaking news, in-depth analysis, and expert perspectives on everything from geopolitics to diplomacy and global trends. Stay informed with the latest world news only on News18. Download the News18 App to stay updated! tags : Benjamin Netanyahu Iran-Israel Israel-Iran tensions Location : New Delhi, India, India First Published: June 13, 2025, 11:05 IST News world How Israel Caught Iran Off Guard With Operation Rising Lion: Deception Tactic Decoded
