Nournews: Since its inception, Mossad has sought to inflate its capabilities in order to construct a security halo around Israel. The agency’s latest claim of intelligence dominance over Tehran is merely a continuation of this strategy.
But the reality on the ground tells a different story. Mossad failed to predict or contain major operations by the Palestinian resistance, and even outside Gaza, missions such as the assassination attempts against Hamas leaders in Doha ended in failure. These events made clear that what Mossad presents is more psychological theater than genuine security achievement. Even Hebrew-language media have acknowledged that the agency was blindsided by developments and is in urgent need of rehabilitating its image both at home and abroad.
Iran’s operational capacity and recent battlefield experience
In response to such threats, Iran in recent years has successfully identified and dismantled Mossad infiltration networks through its intelligence oversight. Combined with advances in missile and drone capabilities, this has created a real and tangible deterrent.
The 12-day war between Iran and Israel was a turning point: after the Islamic Republic’s devastating missile strikes on Haifa and Tel Aviv, the regime was forced to request a ceasefire. This experience demonstrated that threatening Iran is not only costly but prohibitively so in practice. That is why Mossad’s recent statements resemble a media gesture more than a serious strategic roadmap.
Gaza and global isolation: Tel Aviv’s vulnerability
The ground invasion of Gaza exposed the Zionist regime to a tidal wave of international condemnation. From mass protests in Europe and the U.S. to the positions taken by political parties and even cultural figures, an unprecedented consensus has formed against Israel’s actions. Many governments have described its atrocities as genocide and called for its expulsion from the United Nations.
Israel’s failure to contain the Gaza crisis—combined with intelligence and security defeats—has deepened its isolation more than ever before. Today, Tel Aviv faces not only military setbacks but also a profound crisis in global public opinion. The Mossad chief’s remarks under such circumstances appear more as an attempt to deflect attention than a reflection of reality.
The decline of Israel’s security narrative
Mossad’s claim of “monitoring Tehran” is less an intelligence reality than a symptom of the regime’s desperation in the face of multilayered crises. Failure in the 12-day war with Iran, the botched assassination operations in Doha, unprecedented global backlash following the Gaza invasion, and waves of condemnation all point to the erosion of Israel’s deterrence capacity.
By contrast, Iran—through its blend of intelligence oversight, military deterrence, and active diplomacy—has not only neutralized threats but also multiplied Israel’s political and security costs. The future of regional security will be shaped less by Mossad’s media theatrics than by Israel’s deepening isolation and the strengthening of regional cooperation.
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