The former head of the Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Roi Heiman, admitted for the first time that Israel was involved in the assassination of the Quds Force Commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Qassem Suleimani, in January 2020.
So far, the reports linking Israel have been attributed only to foreign press reports and foreign sources.
In his opening remarks, Heiman said that although the assassination was carried out by the Americans, Israeli intelligence had a part in it: "Suleimani assassination is an achievement, since our main enemy, in my eyes, are the Iranians. Two significant and important assassinations can be noted in my term. It belongs to Qassem Suleimani - it is rare to find Mish who was so senior, who is also the architect of the fighting force, both the strategist and the operator, it is rare. Quality intelligence.
"Unlike the size ratio, he also held on to strategy alongside impressive 'field operation' capabilities. The measurement is according to the potential for damage and Suleimani was a figure with great potential for damage to regional stability and was the locomotive of the Iranian base train."
Major General Tamir Heiman, Photo: IDF Spokesman
Centrifuges in Natanz, Photo: Reuters
On the Iranian establishment in the region, he said: "We have carried out many assassinations and disruptions of money transfer routes and weapons, and the highlight of these efforts is the prevention of the Iranians' attempt to take root in Syria, we have succeeded in this."
Asked how to prevent a nuclear bomb from Iran he replied: "There is the possibility of a kinetic attack, at the same time there can be a secret channel, where they will try to reach an agreement, but there are big gaps between the two sides. It contains a series of violations by the Iranians. "
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