Israeli authorities cleared for publication the arrest of a foreign national holding a Russian passport on suspicion of spying for Iran. The suspect is accused of documenting missile impact sites during the war and recruiting additional agents, according to official sources.
Israeli authorities cleared for publication on Thursday the arrest of a foreign national holding a Russian passport on suspicion of espionage for Iran. According to the official statement, the suspect documented missile impact sites during the war and actively recruited additional agents for Iranian intelligence. The case follows a similar arrest reported earlier Thursday: a Tajik-Russian national, Behrouz Sobirgon, was named in an indictment for allegedly documenting missile impact sites, providing coordinates of Tel Aviv's Azrieli Towers, photographing Haifa Port, and attempting to photograph a sensitive security facility in northern Israel during the conflict with Iran. While the newly cleared arrest shares the same foreign nationality and passport profile (Russian passport holder) and overlapping allegations (documenting missile impacts and recruiting agents), it is not yet clear whether this refers to the same suspect or a separate individual. The Shin Bet and police investigation remains ongoing.
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