Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad has uncovered what it describes as a global terrorist network orchestrated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), with active operations across Greece, Germany, and Australia. The network is reportedly responsible for several recent attacks targeting Jewish sites and Israeli-linked institutions in Western countries.
According to Mossad, the operation is led by Sardar Ammar, a senior commander of the IRGC-Quds Force, who oversees a force of approximately 11,000 agents carrying out covert missions worldwide. The network’s activities reportedly intensified after the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, as Iran sought to expand its campaign against Jewish and Israeli targets globally.
Mossad said the network was involved in vandalism and arson attacks targeting Jewish businesses and institutions, with the intention of intimidating communities and creating conditions for more serious assaults. The organization also plotted attacks against senior figures in Jewish communities, according to the agency’s findings.
The Israeli service cited three key incidents linked to this network:
- In July 2024, Greek counterterrorism police arrested seven suspects, including two Iranians, over arson attacks against an Israeli-owned hotel and a synagogue in central Athens earlier that year.
- In July 2025, German prosecutors announced that Danish police had detained a man accused of gathering intelligence on Jewish sites and individuals in Berlin on behalf of Iranian intelligence services.
- And a month later, Australian authorities accused Iran of orchestrating two arson attacks in 2024 — one at the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, and another at a kosher restaurant in Sydney. According to reports, Iran used organized crime groups to execute the attacks. In response, Canberra expelled the Iranian ambassador.
Mossad emphasized that the Iranian network deliberately recruited non-Iranians and criminal groups to mask Tehran’s direct involvement. The network maintained a high degree of compartmentalization to prevent exposure of its command structure.
Despite these measures, Western intelligence agencies described the operations as amateurish and poorly executed, suggesting that Iran’s reach through proxy actors may be overstretched or facing logistical limitations.
Israeli intelligence sources noted that these revelations reflect Tehran’s increasing global reach and its willingness to exploit criminal networks to advance its strategic objectives. They also underscore the growing cooperation between Mossad and European security agencies, particularly Greece’s counterterrorism service and Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA).
Australian authorities have meanwhile strengthened security around Jewish institutions, citing a rising threat from both state-sponsored actors and extremist networks inspired by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Mossad concluded that the exposure of this network represents a major success for international intelligence cooperation, and warned that Iran’s global operations remain active, particularly through its Quds Force, which continues to recruit proxies and conduct influence campaigns across multiple continents.
