Israeli spies infiltrated the heart of Iran before Friday morning’s Operation “Rising Lion” airstrikes and damaged the country’s missile infrastructure and air defenses in

Israel stated on Monday that its forces struck Iran’s “propaganda” center that was being used for “covert” military operations, vowing to defeat Iran “everywhere.” The remarks came shortly after Israeli forces struck a building for the state-run Iranian broadcaster in northeastern Tehran.

Israel’s Mossad spy agency released footage of their covert operations, including targeted drone strikes in Iran, in response to Iran’s nuclear development.

Advanced espionage techniques made the most of Iranian vulnerabilities, but Israel’s ultimate aims may still be out of reach.

The group is one of the most powerful and shadowy arms of Iran’s military, and it has long been on the front line of a shadow conflict with Israel.

Israel and Iran traded deadly fire for a fourth day on Monday in their most intense confrontation in history, fuelling fears of a drawn-out conflict that could engulf the Middle

Under the Islamic Republic that took power in 1979, enmity toward Israel has been a core ideological tenet of Iranian foreign policy and a key driver in its regional policy. Over decades, their rivalry played out mainly through indirect actions by Iran and by covert operations from Israel.

Launching weapons from within their territory forces adversaries to look not only outward but also inside for threats, one expert said.

Israel-Iran flare-up is the latest in a series of conflicts Iran has seen since the establishment of the Islamic republic after the 1978–79 revolution.