Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency on Monday denied widespread speculation that Brig. Gen. Esmail Qaani, the commander of Iran’s Quds Force, had been recruited as an Israeli asset. In a terse six-word statement posted in Farsi on X, Mossad’s official account wrote, “قاآنی جاسوس ما نیست” — translated as “Qaani is not our spy.” The post appeared under the handle @MossadSpokesman, which has amassed more than 140,000 followers since Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire on June 24. The statement follows months of rumors in fringe and tabloid outlets suggesting Qaani may have been turned by Israeli operatives.
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