Overview
- Israeli and Cypriot officials, with the help of Mossad, foiled an Iranian plot to attack Israelis in Cyprus.
- The Cypriot security services arrested two Iranians who were reportedly in the early stages of gathering intelligence on potential Israeli targets.
- The arrested Iranians were political refugees in contact with a person linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
- The arrest was enabled by intelligence information about the terrorists, their methods of operation and the intended targets.
- Iran has escalated attempts to harm Israelis across the world since October 7, according to Mossad.