China warned to watch for security threats as Israeli spies in Iran open ‘Pandora’s box’
Having spies disable enemy radars and missile systems is ‘tactic belonging to a new form of warfare’ and a ‘wake-up call’, observer warns
Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency reportedly used spies and agents to smuggle armed drones and precision weapons into Iran in a prolonged operation, effectively creating a covert drone base within Iranian territory.
When Israel launched its overnight strikes on June 13, these prepositioned assets helped to swiftly disable much of Iran’s air defences and missile system. By the time Iran put together a response hours later, its ability to retaliate had been greatly diminished.
The Israeli air strikes targeted key nuclear sites in Iran and killed at least four senior Iranian military commanders and six nuclear scientists.
Fu said the tactic of having spies disable Iran’s radars and ground-to-air missile systems, allowing Israeli fighter jets to enter Iranian airspace almost unchallenged, was “a tactic belonging to a new form of warfare, and in many ways has opened a Pandora’s box”.