The drone attack on a Defense Ministry-linked plant in Iran highlights the extent to which Israeli intelligence agencies have penetrated the Islamic Republic's security sector.. It has become more and more obvious and revealing in recent years, when the Mossad has probably carried out several high-profile operations in Iran..

[see_also ids\u003d"

A report by the Institute for the Study of War mentions several of the most iconic operations:.

A raid on a secret Tehran archive and seizure of confidential documents related to the pre-2003 Iranian nuclear program in January 2018.

Assassination of senior Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizade near Tehran in November 2020.

Sabotage at the fuel enrichment plant in Natang in July 2020 and again in April 2021.

Kamikaze drone attack on Karaj centrifuge factory in June 2021.

In addition, we previously reported on the details of the Mossad operation to steal documents on Iran's nuclear program..