Mossad: We operated from inside Tehran during the war and our mission will not end until the regime is overthrown.
The head of the Israeli intelligence agency (Mossad), David Barnea, said that Israel’s mission in Iran “will not be completed until the regime is overthrown,” noting that he worked in “the heart of Tehran” to bring information to the air force, according to what was reported by Israel’s Channel 12.
He added, in a speech commemorating the Holocaust, that “Mossad was operating in the heart of Tehran during the war. We brought accurate intelligence to the Air Force.”
Pernia stated that the 40 days of war against Iran resulted in “great achievements,” and said that the Israeli army “led the attack with the help of the Mossad.”
He continued: “Our mission will not be complete until this regime is overthrown (…) We will not continue to face an existential threat again.”
Israel assassinated several leaders of the Iranian regime in the war that broke out on February 28, and was temporarily halted following a two-week truce announced on April 7, which ends on April 21, unless it is extended or an agreement is reached between Iran and the United States.
The collapse of the first round of negotiations
After a tense night in Islamabad, Iranian and American officials ended their highest-level talks in decades without making any tangible progress, but sources familiar with the negotiations said the dialogue was still ongoing.
Four sources told Reuters that US and Iranian negotiating teams will return to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, for talks to end the Iran-Iran war later this week, after reports emerged of a second round aimed at reaching a long-term ceasefire, following the conclusion of the first round, led by US Vice President JD Vance, without an agreement on Saturday.
Two Pakistani officials told the Associated Press that Islamabad had proposed hosting a second round of talks before the ceasefire ended on April 21. The officials added that the proposal would depend on whether the parties would request a different location.
One official noted that although the first round ended without an agreement, the talks were part of an ongoing diplomatic process and not a one-off meeting.
An official at the Iranian embassy in Pakistan told Reuters that the new round of talks could be held later this week or early next week.
A Middle East-based diplomat told Reuters that talks between mediators and the Americans had continued since Vance left Islamabad, while a source involved in the talks said Pakistan was still relaying messages between Tehran and Washington. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday, "I want to tell you that efforts are still ongoing to resolve the issues."