New Delhi, June 14 -- Israeli intelligence operatives from Mossad began penetrating deep into Iran months in advance to carry out a surprise assault targeting key nuclear and military sites, along with high-ranking Iranian commanders.

Israel's spy agency Mossad led a series of covert sabotage operations deep inside Iran, in addition to air strikes in Iran carried out by the Israeli Air Force, Axios reporter Barak Ravid said on X, citing a senior Israeli official.

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Bloomberg reported citing Oded Ailam, a former Mossad official who says he helped plan an aborted Israeli attack on Iran in 2010, said: "After the tectonic changes in the Middle East of last year, Netany...