Mossad Chief: Israel Has Solid Intel That Iran Carried Out Attacks on Gulf Tankers

Mossad director Yossi Cohen attends a cybersecurity conference at Tel Aviv University, June 25, 2019. CORINNA KERN/ REUTERS

Haaretz: Israel Has Solid Intel That Iran Carried Out Attacks on Gulf Tankers, Mossad Chief Says

Yossi Cohen also says there is a rare opportunity for Israel to reach a regional peace with its Mideast neighbors.

Iran is responsible for the recent attacks in the Gulf, Israel's Mossad chief asserted Monday, citing the "best sources of Israeli and Western intelligence agencies."

Speaking at a Herzliya conference, Yossi Cohen said that these attacks – which included targeting oil tankers, Saudi airports and sites in Baghdad – were approved by Iran's leadership and most were carried out by the Revolutionary Guard and its proxies.

"Through these attacks," said Cohen, "Iran is trying to tell the world it is not afraid of an escalation, and that if sanctions are not removed or eased it will cause serious harm to the global oil market."

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