Iran said to step up intelligence ops after attacks on nuclear sites

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TEL AVIV — Israel has determined that Iran was intensifying espionage missions in the Jewish state.

Belgian national Ali Mansouri, 55, arrested at Ben-Gurion Airport on suspicion of espionage, in court for his trial on Sept. 30, 2013.   /AFP
Belgian national Ali Mansouri, 55, arrested at Ben-Gurion Airport on suspicion of espionage, in court for his trial on Sept. 30, 2013. /AFP

The Israeli intelligence community has determined that Teheran expanded operations in Israel over the last year amid the threat of an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Officials said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been directing espionage operations in the Jewish state as well as in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

“The involvement of IRGC means that these operations are about identifying targets for future attacks on Israel,” an official said.

The officials said the intelligence community assessed that IRGC-Quds Force was taking over many espionage operations from the Iranian Intelligence Ministry, responsible for foreign spying.

They said IRGC has been unhappy with the intelligence supplied by the ministry.

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