A revenge operation? New details published this evening (Monday) in 'Kan News' reveal that the assassination attempt on Israelis in Cyprus was planned as revenge for the assassination of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the father of Iran's military nuclear program.
This morning it was revealed that a number of Israeli businessmen were the target of an assassination attempt on their lives.
According to the report, Iran's plan was to capture several Israelis and assassinate them. It is unclear whether they sought to harm them simply because they were Israelis, or whether they believed they were affiliated with Israeli security forces.
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As part of the Iranian initiative, a mercenary was deployed - a 39-year-old Azeri assassin who was arrested in the country, along with other figures who followed in their footsteps.
According to the report, it was the Israeli Mossad that passed the information about the cell to the security forces in Cyprus.
Yesterday, Cypriot media reported that Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi survived an assassination attempt on the island.
This morning, the Prime Minister's Office clarified that Sagi was not a target for assassination, and that this was a terrorist incident directed by Iran against Israeli businessmen living in Cyprus.
Apparently, the Iranians used a hired killer - an Azeri with a Russian passport, who was caught with a gun, a silencer, a fake ID, and gloves.
