Israel Kidnapped Iranian Generals for Ron Arad Intel, NYT Reports
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
Israel reportedly abducted two Iranian generals in recent years to interrogate them about the fate of missing navigator Ron Arad, according to a New York Times investigation. Generals Alireza Askari and Abdullah Sabri were allegedly kidnapped by Mossad agents but possessed no information about Arad. Current Israeli intelligence assessments, reinforced by recent conflict data, suggest Iran was not involved in Arad's disappearance.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Israel allegedly kidnapped two Iranian generals to investigate the case of missing navigator Ron Arad.
- The New York Times investigation claims Mossad agents abducted Generals Alireza Askari and Abdullah Sabri.
- Neither general reportedly had any information regarding Ron Arad's abduction.
- General Abdullah Sabri was allegedly kidnapped in Damascus, Syria, in September 2021.
- Israeli intelligence now believes Iran was not involved in Ron Arad's disappearance.
- Information from the recent conflict with Hezbollah reinforced the assessment of Iran's non-involvement.
Israel abducted two Iranian generals in recent years as part of efforts to gather information on missing navigator Ron Arad, according to a New York Times investigation published Sunday. The report states that Generals Alireza Askari and Abdullah Sabri were kidnapped by Mossad agents and interrogated.
According to the investigation, neither general possessed any information regarding Arad's abduction. Sabri, it is claimed, was kidnapped by Mossad agents during a morning run in Damascus, Syria's diplomatic quarter, in September 2021. Sources suggest agents disguised as movers bypassed security checkpoints and ambushed Sabri near the Iranian embassy, forcing him into a commercial vehicle and transporting him to Israel. Official Iranian sources confirmed that Sabri, who held senior positions in the Revolutionary Guards, was questioned solely about the Ron Arad case.
The investigation further alleges that Israeli intelligence agencies invested significant effort in uncovering Iran's connection to the 1986 hijacking of Arad, who ejected from his plane over Lebanon. However, Israeli reports over the years concluded that Iran was not involved in his abduction. Official Israeli sources told the New York Times that while they were previously certain of Iranian responsibility, this assumption was likely mistaken from the outset.
Intelligence sources indicated that the prevailing assessment among those searching for Arad in Israel today is that Iran never held him and was not involved in his disappearance. These sources added that information gathered during the recent conflict with Hezbollah has only strengthened this assessment.
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