Israeli forces reportedly set up a fake phone call to top Iranian military leaders June 13 to gather them all in one bunker before proceeding to bomb the location, delivering a massive blow to the Iranian regime in one fell swoop, Israeli sources confirmed to The Jewish Chronicle on Tuesday.
Mossad, Israeli’s intelligence agency, staged a bogus phone call to 20 senior staff members of the Iranian air force, instructing them to convene at a specific bunker for an emergency meeting in Tehran, the Chronicle reported. Just as they met, the Israeli Air Force managed to take out most of the Iranian air force leadership with a precision strike on the bunker, crippling Iran’s capacity to retaliate at a crucial moment.
“We carried out specific activities to help us learn more about them, and then used that information to influence their behavior,” an unnamed Israeli official told Fox News. “We knew this would lead them to meet, but more importantly, we knew how to keep them there.”
With the deaths of the Iranian personnel gathered in the bunker under false pretenses, no one was left in the Iranian chain of command to quickly give the order to launch 1,000 ballistic missiles on June 13 as Iran had previously threatened as retaliation against Israel, according to the JC.
In addition to decapitating the Iranian Air Force leadership, Mossad also reportedly utilized a covert drone base deep within Iranian territory to cripple the Islamic Republic’s air defenses, paving the way for Israeli jets to bombard sites across the nation.
Israel also killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Hossein Salami in the opening wave of airstrikes, while killing the Iranian chief of staff, Ali Shadmani. Shadmani was eliminated only a few days after his predecessor, Gholamali Rashid, was killed by airstrikes on June 13.
The fake phone call was preceded by days of misinformation campaigns to lull Iranian leadership into taking the bait, according to the JC.
The Israeli war with Iran has so far killed hundreds of Israelis and Iranians, while President Donald Trump continues to decide whether or not to join in the war against Tehran. Trump reportedly approved a plan to strike Iran, but is holding off in hopes that Iran will come to the table to negotiate their nuclear program, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The Israel Defense Forces did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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