An Iranian official reportedly revealed that Tehran played a role in acquiring the pagers used by Hezbollah members, which detonated throughout Lebanon last week. The attack, largely attributed to Israel, led the official to suggest that a similar device may have been behind the helicopter crash that claimed the life of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in May.
In a post on X, Europe-based Iranian journalist Mohamad Ahwaze shared that Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani, a member of Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, acknowledged that Hezbollah’s systems had been breached. He further confirmed that Raisi was in possession of one of the compromised pagers.
The explosions, which took place on Tuesday and Wednesday, killed at least 30 individuals and injured thousands. The devices, including pagers and walkie-talkies, were used by Hezbollah operatives, and the coordinated attack was swiftly blamed on Israel following a period of escalating cross-border tensions.
Earlier this month, Iran’s official investigation into the May helicopter crash concluded that it was the result of poor weather conditions. The helicopter, carrying Raisi and his entourage, crashed into a foggy mountainside in northern Iran, leading to the president’s death, along with seven others, and prompting immediate elections to fill the leadership void.
{Matzav.com}