Iran has intensified efforts to physically harm current and former senior Israeli officials, including a group of top incumbent ministers, according to a security assessment delivered to the Israeli establishment.
The intelligence indicates a broadening of Tehran’s covert operations beyond military targets to include high-level political figures, signaling a significant escalation in the shadow conflict between the two nations.
The development arrives against a backdrop of heightened regional instability.
Israeli intelligence services have recently shared information with US counterparts regarding a purported Iranian plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, underscoring the transnational scope of Tehran’s alleged activities.
This follows Iran’s sharp condemnation of Israeli military operations in Gaza and the West Bank, where it explicitly labeled the United States as complicit in what it describes as war crimes.
Markets are likely to monitor the situation for any immediate spill-over effects on energy supplies and shipping routes.