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Iran Reorganizes Elite Assassination Unit Amid Secrecy Breach
The commander of Iran's Quds Force, Esmail Qaani, has reorganized and renamed the elite unit responsible for overseas assassinations and attacks. Formerly known as Unit 840, the clandestine group has been rebranded as Unit 600 following significant security breaches that exposed its organizational structure and the identities of its operatives.
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What happened
- 01Iran's Quds Force reorganized and renamed its elite foreign operations unit, changing it from Unit 840 to Unit 600.
- 02The restructuring follows significant security breaches that exposed the unit's organizational structure and operatives' identities.
- 03Mojtaba Haq-Lasan, the 64-year-old former head of the unit's intelligence division, was appointed as the new commander.
- 04The previous commander, Yazdan Mir, also known as Haj Asghar Bakri, was killed in an April 6 strike attributed to Israel.
- 05Mohammad Reza Ansari was appointed as the deputy commander of the unit and placed in charge of the "Israel file."
- 06New leadership appointments were also made to oversee terror activities in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
- 07The unit is responsible for overseas assassinations and attacks targeting Israeli interests, dissidents, journalists, and former U.S. officials.
Mojtaba Haq-Lasan, a 64-year-old who previously led the unit's internal intelligence division, has been appointed as the new commander. The unit had been operating without official leadership since its previous commander, Yazdan Mir, also known as Haj Asghar Bakri, was killed in an April 6 strike attributed to Israel. According to reports from the opposition-aligned media outlet Iran International, the reliance on senior officials to fill these roles indicates a command crisis following a series of assassinations targeting Iranian officials.
Alongside the rebranding, a new leadership structure has been established to oversee operations across various global regions. Mohammad Reza Ansari has been appointed as the deputy commander in charge of the "Israel file," while other leaders have been assigned to oversee terror activities and operations in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Western intelligence agencies recognize the unit as central to assassination attempts against Israeli targets, dissidents, journalists, and former U.S. officials.
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