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Israeli Mossad secretly raided Iranian nuclear archive in Tehran in 2018

Mario Nawfal Interviews · CIA CAN'T DO WHAT MOSSAD DOES – w/ Fmr. U.S. Navy Malcolm Nance · July 2, 2026
Israeli Mossad secretly raided Iranian nuclear archive in Tehran in 2018
Mario Nawfal Interviews
Mario Nawfal Interviews
CIA CAN'T DO WHAT MOSSAD DOES – w/ Fmr. U.S. Navy Malcolm Nance
"The Israelis figured out where the archival material for the nuclear research material was being kept in a research center in Tehran. They did a huge massive infiltration into Iran and set up loads of safe houses, loads of logistics. They had the special team go to a warehouse in Africa where they built up under this giant warehouse a full-scale mock-up of the actual building. Then they flew to Iran or they infiltrated them into Iran, you know, through wherever. And hit that facility in one night and got everything."
A former intelligence operative reveals details of a 2018 Israeli Mossad operation in which Persian-speaking paramilitary officers spent two years practicing on a full-scale mock-up in Africa before infiltrating Tehran and extracting all archived nuclear research materials from Iranian safes in a single night. The operation showcased Israel's use of Sephardic Jews from Muslim nations who possess deep cultural and linguistic knowledge that U.S. intelligence lacks.
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