Israel to Iranian generals: ‘Flee now or we’ll kill you’

Israeli operatives reportedly called IRGC leaders warning, “We’re closer to you than your neck vein.”

By World Israel News Staff

Israeli intelligence agents called generals and other notable Iranian figures on the first day of the Israel-Iran war, warning them to flee the country to avoid being assassinated.

According to audio tapes obtained by the Washington Post, the Israelis warned senior Iranian officials that they had two choices: leave Iran or risk death.

“I can advise you now, you have 12 hours to escape with your wife and child. Otherwise, you’re on our list right now,” an Israeli intelligence operative is heard saying in a recorded phone call to a prominent Iranian general.

“We’re closer to you than your own neck vein. Put this in your head. May God protect you,” the Israeli agent added.

At least 20 similar calls were made to Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) leaders during the first few hours of the war on June 13th, the Post reported.

In another call, an Israeli operative is heard telling an IRGC official that he’s “calling from a country that two hours ago sent [IRGC General Mohammed] Bagheri, [General Hossein] Salami, [Vice-Admiral Ali] Shamkhani, one by one, to hell.”

“Do you want to be one of them? Do you want to be the next one on the list? Do you also want to destroy your wife and child? No, right?” the agent told the IRGC official.

When asked for comment by the Post, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office did not confirm or deny the authenticity of the recordings.

During Operation Rising Lion, Israel has assassinated most of Iran’s top military leadership.

Many of those killed by Jerusalem include members of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s inner circle.

Analysts have noted that Khamenei is increasingly isolated, as his trusted advisors are continuously slain.