(TBA News)

By Dr. Fatima Ibrahim Al-Manoufy

Day by day, the usurping entity becomes more brutal and increasingly bold due to the lack of action from international, Arab, and Islamic communities to stop its crimes against humanity. It tightens its siege on innocent civilians in Palestine and kills infants and children with direct American support and no clear opposition from the whole world. The enemy is spreading corruption, killing the innocent, destroying hospitals, homes, and infrastructure, ravaging crops and livestock, and burning everything in its path. Now its destructive hands have reached Syrian territories, where the danger of division is growing after they turned its people into factions. This won’t stop there — the violations will escalate. The enemy’s consistent strategy has always been to weaken a group, kill its sons and scholars, loot its resources, and create a class of collaborators and traitors.

To stop the enemies’ plan, we must understand how they infiltrated our countries and confront them with determination and strength.

Investigations and evidence indicate that some spying cells have moved beyond monitoring and surveillance into direct targeting and operational planning, demonstrating the depth and breadth of Israeli infiltration within Iran.

Spies have been dispersed throughout Iran, indicating a networked structure of agents rather than isolated incidents. Arrests have occurred in various areas: Mazandaran in the north, Kurdistan and Lorestan in the west, the western suburbs of Tehran, and border regions with Iraqi Kurdistan, among others.

According to Iran’s Noor News agency, several spies were arrested and executed after fair trials, also according to Iranian sources. The Tasnim agency reported that security forces seized advanced equipment with the suspects, including drones, launch systems, jamming devices, and encrypted communications gear, all allegedly prepared for “coordinated sabotage operations.”

The Baháʼís

Some describe the Baháʼís as “Israel’s Persian army” within Iran, Mossad agents who initiated the first strike in Israel’s war against Iran. They have deeply infiltrated the country, especially as they face increasing crackdowns and complain about being denied the freedom to practice their religion.

There are about 300,000 Baháʼís in Iran, making them the largest non-Muslim religious minority. However, unlike Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians, Baháʼís are not protected under Article 13 of the Iranian Constitution as a recognized religious minority. The Islamic Republic has banned the Baháʼí faith, labeling its followers as “heretics” and often accusing them of ties to Israel.

The Baháʼí World Centre is located in Israel

The Baháʼí World Centre, the spiritual and administrative hub of the Baháʼí faith, is located in Haifa, Israel. Its origins trace back to the Ottoman era in Palestine, specifically the 1850s–60s when the Shah of Iran and the Ottoman Sultan exiled Baháʼu’lláh (the founder of the Baháʼí faith) from Iran to prison in Akka for life.

In 2022, Iranian authorities arrested 12 followers of the banned Baháʼí faith on suspicion of links with Israel. Two of the group’s leaders were allegedly trained at the “House of Justice” — the faith’s governing body located in Israeli-occupied territory — and formed a spy cell with agents across Mazandaran province.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Iran accuses the IAEA of enabling Israeli-American aggression by declaring Iran non-compliant and, more importantly, by leaking classified details, only known to IAEA inspectors, about the locations of nuclear scientists and facilities.

Iran claims that Rafael Grossi, the agency’s director, has issued false reports and spied on its nuclear installations for the U.S. and Israel. Israel, in turn, carried out precise attacks on nuclear facilities and military infrastructure, and assassinated nuclear scientists in their homes. The U.S. also conducted strikes with B-2 bombers targeting three Iranian nuclear facilities in Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan. Washington claimed it “destroyed the Iranian nuclear program” using bunker-buster bombs and Tomahawk missiles launched from submarines.

In response, Iran’s parliament passed legislation suspending cooperation with the IAEA.

The European Trio

Iran also lost trust in the European trio, France, Germany, and the UK,  and suspects them of leaking information to Israel.

Jews

Both Iran and Israel have used Jews to spy on each other. An article published in the Times in October 2024 revealed that Iran attempted to bribe Israelis to spy for it, offering hundreds of thousands of pounds in cryptocurrency in exchange for photos of sensitive military sites.

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen boasted about the 2018 theft of Iran’s nuclear archive by 20 agents, none of them Israeli, all Iranian, including Jews and others. One Iranian Jew, Benny Sebti, said it’s natural for oppressed Iranians to turn to Mossad or the CIA and sell information or take photos of neighbors who might be scientists or IRGC commanders.

Sebti also credited Mossad with killing an Iranian nuclear scientist using a remote-controlled machine gun, infecting Iran’s nuclear network with malware, and assassinating Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh earlier this year.

Israeli spying in Tehran was reportedly so extensive that former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad once complained that the country’s counterintelligence chief had himself been a Mossad double agent.

According to The Times report, Iran often pressures its Jewish minority to carry out secret operations against Israel. In one incident, Israel’s internal security service (Shin Bet) detained an Iranian Jewish visitor carrying surveillance equipment hidden in a tissue box, then deported him back to Iran.

Azerbaijan

Israel has deeply infiltrated Azerbaijan and secured its support in the war on Gaza, and perhaps in its war on Iran. Interestingly, the Sunni minority leaders in Azerbaijan openly support Iran against Israel.

There’s frequent mention of discrimination and oppression against Azeris in Iran, an issue with other issues that need to be addressed to prevent it from becoming a vulnerability the enemies could exploit.

Russian Jews or the “Hidden” Jews

Iranians and Arabs often overlook the number of Israel-loyal Jews within Russia, some of whom hold sensitive positions in government and media. The Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly emphasized Russia’s concern for its citizens in Israel. Meanwhile, a large number of Russian Jews live in Israel while their relatives remain in Russia. In 2022, the Russian-speaking population in Israel was estimated at 1.3 million. Arabs and Muslims must consider this reality.

Minorities and marginalized groups are often easy targets for enemy recruitment. Thus, it’s crucial to address internal grievances and ensure justice and freedom for all segments of society. Justice and liberty are basic human rights.