Mossad Interrogated, Killed Iranian General Over Missing Navigator Ron Arad
Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba
The Israeli Mossad abducted and killed former Iranian Deputy Defense Minister Ali Reza Asgari, interrogating him about the disappearance of navigator Ron Arad. Asgari, a general, was taken in Turkey, interrogated at sea, and his body was disposed of in the Black Sea. The investigation also details the 2021 abduction of General Abdullah Sabri in Damascus, who was interrogated about Arad before being left in South Africa.
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- Mossad abducted and killed former Iranian Deputy Defense Minister Ali Reza Asgari over Ron Arad's disappearance.
- Asgari was interrogated for weeks aboard a ship before his death, with his body dumped in the Black Sea.
- The investigation also details the 2021 abduction of Iranian General Abdullah Sabri in Damascus.
- Sabri was interrogated about Ron Arad before being left in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Then-Mossad chief David Barnea confirmed authorizing a failed operation for information on Arad.
The Israeli Mossad intelligence agency interrogated and killed former Iranian Deputy Defense Minister Ali Reza Asgari, who was suspected of involvement in the disappearance of Air Force navigator Ron Arad, according to a comprehensive investigation by The New York Times. Asgari, a general in the Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force, was abducted in Turkey, interrogated for weeks aboard a ship, and then killed, with his body reportedly dumped into the Black Sea. His wife stated he vanished from an Istanbul hotel in December 2006.
Asgari had connections with Hezbollah leaders and traveled to Lebanon shortly after Arad's disappearance. Israel had consistently denied any involvement in Arad's vanishing. Years later, when Iran raised Asgari's case in talks with the U.S., Israeli officials informed the American negotiation team that Asgari was dead.
The investigation also revealed the 2021 abduction of Iranian General Abdullah Sabri in Damascus. Israeli intelligence officers, disguised as transporters, intercepted Sabri during a morning run, drugged him, and transported him to Israel in a refrigerator box. Iranian sources claim he was questioned solely about Ron Arad.
After extensive interrogation, Sabri was left on a street in Johannesburg, South Africa, and later alleged he was tortured. Then-Mossad chief David Barnea acknowledged authorizing a daring but ultimately unsuccessful operation to gather information on Arad. He reportedly instructed his staff to discard all existing knowledge about the case. The Mossad subsequently focused its search efforts on the village of Nabi Sheet in eastern Lebanon.
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