NYT Reveals Mossad Operations to Find Missing Navigator Ron Arad
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
The New York Times revealed details of secret Mossad operations to find missing navigator Ron Arad, including the alleged abductions of two Iranian generals. Former Iranian general Ali-Reza Asghari was reportedly abducted in 2006, interrogated, and killed, with his body disposed of in the Black Sea. Another general, Abdullah Saberi, was abducted in 2021, interrogated, and later released. Israeli intelligence now believes Arad likely died in Lebanon in 1988.
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- NYT investigation details Mossad operations to find missing navigator Ron Arad.
- Mossad allegedly abducted Iranian general Ali-Reza Asghari in 2006 for information.
- Asghari was reportedly interrogated, killed, and his body dumped in the Black Sea.
- Another Iranian general, Abdullah Saberi, was abducted from Syria in 2021.
- Saberi was interrogated in Israel and later released in South Africa.
- Israeli intelligence now believes Ron Arad likely died in Lebanon in 1988.
The New York Times has published a comprehensive investigation into secret Mossad operations aimed at uncovering the fate of missing Israeli navigator Ron Arad. The report, citing former high-ranking U.S. officials, details operations involving the abduction of Iranian generals.
One key episode detailed is the 2006 disappearance of former Iranian general Ali-Reza Asghari from Istanbul, Turkey. According to the Times' sources, Mossad agents abducted and interrogated him for weeks seeking information about Arad. These efforts yielded no significant intelligence, and the general was subsequently killed, with his body allegedly dumped into the Black Sea, former U.S. officials claim.
The investigation also highlights the 2021 abduction of another Iranian general, Abdullah Saberi, from Syria. He was reportedly smuggled out of the country in a large cardboard box, similar to those used for refrigerators. After interrogation in Israel, Saberi was later released in South Africa.
The report concludes by noting that Israeli intelligence estimates suggest Ron Arad likely died in Lebanon in 1988 and was never transferred to Iran. This implies that years of extensive and risky cross-border operations may have been based on flawed assumptions, which current intelligence contradicts.
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