NYT Report: Israel Kidnapped Iranian Generals in Search for Ron Arad
Translated & summarized from Kan News by baba
A New York Times investigation claims Israel kidnapped two Iranian generals in its search for missing navigator Ron Arad. One general, Abdullah Sabri, was allegedly abducted in Damascus in 2021 and interrogated in Israel. Another, Alireza Askari, disappeared in 2006 and was reportedly interrogated and killed by the Mossad. An Iranian-Hezbollah report cited in the investigation suggests Arad died in Lebanon.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israel allegedly kidnapped two Iranian generals in its search for missing navigator Ron Arad.
- General Abdullah Sabri was reportedly abducted in Damascus in 2021 and interrogated in Israel.
- General Alireza Askari disappeared in 2006 and was allegedly interrogated and killed by the Mossad.
- Former U.S. officials claim Askari was interrogated on a ship and then killed.
- An Iranian-Hezbollah report suggests Ron Arad died in the Lebanese village of Nabi Sheet.
Israel abducted two Iranian generals as part of its efforts to locate the missing navigator Ron Arad, according to a report by The New York Times. One general, identified as Abdullah Sabri, was reportedly kidnapped in Damascus in September 2021. He was allegedly transported to Israel inside a refrigerator box for interrogation regarding Arad's whereabouts. Sources cited in the report suggest he was later abandoned in South Africa.
Another Iranian general, Alireza Askari, a commander in the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, disappeared in Istanbul in December 2006. Israel consistently denied involvement in his disappearance. However, former U.S. officials involved in nuclear and prisoner exchange negotiations with Iran revealed that Israeli sources claimed Askari had died. These officials further stated that Mossad operatives had kidnapped Askari, interrogated him for weeks, and ultimately executed him, suspecting his involvement in Arad's disappearance, though no connection was found.
One former senior U.S. official indicated that Askari was interrogated aboard a ship before being thrown into the Black Sea. The New York Times report also referenced details from an Iranian and Hezbollah report claiming Arad died in the Lebanese village of Nabi Sheet.
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