US Report Alleges Israel Kidnapped, Killed Iranian General for Ron Arad Information
Translated & summarized from Davar by baba
A New York Times investigation claims Israel kidnapped two Iranian generals, executing one, in a bid to find information on missing navigator Ron Arad. General Alireza Askari was reportedly abducted in 2006 and killed, while General Abdollah Saberi was kidnapped in 2021 and later released. Israel has denied involvement in Askari's case.
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- Israel allegedly kidnapped two Iranian generals and killed one in an effort to find information on Ron Arad.
- The New York Times investigation claims General Alireza Askari was abducted from Turkey around 20 years ago.
- Askari, a Quds Force general, was reportedly executed after interrogation, with Israel denying involvement.
- General Abdollah Saberi was kidnapped in 2021 and later released in South Africa.
- Ron Arad's plane was shot down over southern Lebanon in 1986.
A New York Times investigation published Sunday suggests Israel abducted two Iranian generals and executed one of them as part of an effort to find information about navigator Ron Arad, whose plane was shot down over southern Lebanon in 1986. According to the report, General Alireza Askari, kidnapped in 2006, and General Abdollah Saberi, kidnapped in 2021, were interrogated by Israeli intelligence. However, neither possessed information regarding Arad's abduction.
The report states that Askari, a general in the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force who later served as Iran's deputy defense minister, was abducted from Turkey by Israel approximately 20 years ago and executed after his interrogation concluded. Israel has reportedly denied any connection to his kidnapping and death over the years.
The second general, Saberi, a commander in the Revolutionary Guards involved in searching for Arad, was kidnapped in 2021 and later released in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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