Report: Senior officer killed in Tehran plots to assassinate Jewish philosopher Bernard Henri Levy

Colonel Hassan Said Khodai led the organization's plan to assassinate Iranian opponents around the world, including failed attempts to kill an Israeli diplomat, an American general and the French philosopher

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26/05/2022

Thursday, 26 May 2022, 15:23 Updated: 15:36

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Colonel Hassan Siad Khodai, the senior Harvester of the Revolutionary Guards killed in Tehran on Sunday, led the organization's plan to assassinate Iranian opponents around the world, including failed attempts to kill an Israeli diplomat, American general and French philosopher Brenner Henri Levy, and sources say. 'Journal.

Khodai, who was shot dead outside his home in central Iran's capital by two motorcyclists, planned kidnappings and killings for the arm of the Revolutionary Guards called the Quds Force 840 unit, sources said.

According to them, he recruited agents to carry out operations around the world, including in Colombia and Cyprus, mainly against Israeli targets, but also against people from other countries who are perceived as hostile to Iran.

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The senior officer was involved in a failed assassination attempt on the life of an Israeli businessman in Cyprus in the fall of 2021, according to sources.

Cyprus authorities arrested an Azerbaijani citizen in connection with the plot and found a gun in his possession.

The suspect has denied the allegations and will be put on trial, according to the AP news agency.

Iran has denied involvement in the incident.

In April, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's office announced that the Mossad's force had cycled Tehran's attempts to send out teams to kill an Israeli diplomat in Turkey, an American general in Germany and the French philosopher.

The U.S. military and Iranian Foreign Ministry declined to comment.

Iran's delegation to the UN did not respond either.

When Israel published allegations of an assassination attempt on Iran's world, it quoted a recorded confession by an Iranian named Mansour Razouli, who, according to Israel, admitted planning attacks on Israeli diplomat General Henri Levy. Denied the allegations.

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