WANA (Oct 27) – A few images, a few names, and one menacing message. The office of Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking on behalf of Mossad, released pictures of several Iranian Quds Force commanders and claimed that Iran’s Quds Force had organized a “global network” to target Jews and Israelis around the world — allegedly led by a commander known as Amar from the Quds Force, who, according to Israel, was involved in failed plots in Greece, Germany, and Australia.
In the same report, Mossad mentioned a unit called Group 11,000, said to be operating under the command of Esmail Qaani, the Quds Force chief, and tasked with carrying out overseas operations against Israeli targets.
Israel went even further, publishing what it called the organizational chart of this group — an act that seemed less like an intelligence disclosure and more like a public signal of readiness for a new wave of targeted assassinations.
On the surface, Mossad appears to be portraying Iran as a “threat to the global Jewish community.” But beneath the surface lies a clearer motive: the attempt to rebuild lost deterrence.
WANA (Oct 11) – In recent hours, rumors have circulated on social media and several accounts linked to Israeli sources claiming that General Esmail Qaani, commander of the IRGC Quds Force, has been assassinated. Follow-up investigations show that these reports are completely unfounded and false. According to reports, an account called “Terror Alarm”, which […]
After the Gaza war, ongoing clashes with Hezbollah on its northern borders, repeated confrontations with Yemen, and Iran’s precision strikes during the recent conflict, Israel faces an unprecedented crisis of confidence in its own security image.
The Israeli public increasingly feels that the country’s once-vaunted “intelligence shield” no longer works. These public statements, therefore, are part of an effort to revive the mystique Mossad built over decades — that of an agency capable of eliminating its enemies anywhere in the world.
But history shows that assassinations do not create security. From Mohsen Fakhrizadeh — the Iranian nuclear scientist killed in a 2020 Israeli operation — to Imad Mughniyeh, Hezbollah’s military commander assassinated in Damascus in 2008, and even Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s secretary-general killed by Israel in 2024, none of these killings managed to halt the resistance network. On the contrary, two decades of experience show that each new assassination has only strengthened and reorganized the resistance front.
Hezbollah supporters gather to mark the first anniversary of the assassinations of Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, in Tehran, Iran, October 2, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)
On October 24, 2025, Israeli Prime Minister’s spokesman David Mendlait declared: “Iran is the greatest threat to Jewish citizens worldwide, and we are ready to confront it anywhere in the world.”
So far, the Islamic Republic has issued no official response. Some analysts describe Mossad’s statement as “a show for domestic Israeli audiences.” But Tehran’s silence appears to be strategic — part of a broader post-war policy of composure and control amid the emergence of a new, East-oriented global order.
At the same time, Iranian analysts warn that any new targeted killings of Iranian commanders could completely collapse the fragile ceasefire.
In recent days, Lebanon has witnessed the ninth assassination of a Hezbollah commander: Sayyed Ali Nour al-Din al-Moussawi, one of the group’s veteran military figures, was killed in a targeted attack. Before him, Hassan Karki, Hezbollah’s logistics chief, and Zain al-Abidin Fattouani, head of its anti-tank unit, were also assassinated.
Security observers in Beirut believe Mossad’s method follows a “bottom-up” pattern — eliminating mid-level commanders to eventually reach senior ranks. Alongside these killings, the release of the Quds Force command list carries a double message: both a direct threat and a test of Iran’s response.
WANA (Jun 28) – In a strongly worded letter addressed to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the President of the UN Security Council, and the President of the General Assembly, Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, condemned recent statements by senior U.S. and Israeli officials threatening the life of the […]
Unlike in past decades, today’s world is moving beyond the post–World War II colonial order — one that kept Israel under Western protection and constrained Iran’s ability to retaliate.
Now, with an emerging Eastern bloc centered around Tehran, Moscow, and Beijing, the balance of power has shifted. Iran, in this new configuration, is not constrained; it can turn any Israeli action into an opportunity to consolidate its new deterrent posture.
Mossad may believe that assassinating a few commanders sends a message of strength — but in reality, it is playing with fire. After the recent twelve-day war with Iran, which ended only with difficulty and inflicted heavy losses on Israel, any new operation could reignite the cycle of retaliation.
The question now is:
Is Mossad seeking deterrence with these public threats — or is it signing the blueprint for another war?
The mural at Enghelab (Revolution) Square in Tehran on the day of the funeral ceremony for the martyrs of the Israeli regime’s attack, featuring images of the martyrs of this war. Social media/ WANA News Agency