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submitted 1 month ago by tal@lemmy.today to c/world@lemmy.world

The head of an Iranian secret service unit set up to target Mossad agents working in the Islamic Republic turned out to be an Israeli agent himself, according to former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Speaking to CNN Turk, Ahmadinejad claimed Monday that a further 20 agents in the Iranian intelligence team tasked with monitoring Israeli spying activities also turned against Tehran.

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[-] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 month ago

Background checks are an important part of the hiring process.

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

There are no "good guys" in this, but from a technical perspective that is an insanely successful intelligence coup to get your own agent in the other guy's shop as the one supposed to be watching yours.

It makes me a bit sick to think about how many of his own people he had to sell out (with the blessing of Israel) to earn a position that high. I would not be cut out for that type of work.

[-] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago
[-] mlg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

More surprised they actually figured it out who specifically.

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

What if it isn't him, but the guy next in line to replace him?

[-] mlg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Probably both lol

[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[-] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world -5 points 1 month ago

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[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Literally just don't bother posting on these ones.

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