An audio clip of a conversation between Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad and top Iranian generals is now going viral. The recording, believed to be a chilling warning issued after the launch of Israel’s Operation Rising Lion on June 13, suggests that the generals were told to flee before the deadly strike. The tone was cold, the message crystal clear: “You’re on our list right now.” One of at least 20 such calls placed to high-ranking Iranian officials was recorded and obtained by The Washington Post. The audio captures an Israeli intelligence operative, likely from Mossad, telling a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) general, “I can advise you now, you have 12 hours to escape with your wife and child. Otherwise, you’re on our list right now.” According to The Washington Post report, 20 IRGC commanders were given a heads-up by the Mossad before the deadly strike.
“We will hit you, your family, your children, everyone, with the dirt,” the agent continued, reiterating that he’s willing to offer the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) general a 12-hour “reprieve.”
Language Of Threat
The threats were conveyed to the Iranian officials in Persian, the official language of the Middle Eastern state. “Like I said, 12 hours from this very minute that I spoke to you, you have time to escape,” the Mossad agent warns the IRGC official. “If not, you have no one to blame but yourself.” “We’re closer to you than your own neck vein. Put this in your head. May God protect you.”
The operative can also be heard claiming that he’s “calling from a country that two hours ago” assassinated two top IRGC generals – Hossein Salami and Mohammad Bagheri – and Vice Adm. Ali Shamkhani, the former head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.
Full Translations Of The Call
“One by one, to hell,” the operative said of the fate of the three men, though Iranian media claims Shamkhani survived the assassination attempt.
“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 asks the general.
To which the regime official responds: “So, what should I do?”
Telegram
The agent instructed the Iranian general to record a video denouncing the Iranian regime and send it through Telegram, a secure messaging app, within 12 hours. It remains unclear whether the general followed through and made the video. The warning was part of a broader effort to intimidate lower-ranking leaders within the Iranian government, aiming to create fear and make it harder for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to replace top officials being killed by Israeli forces. The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office has not yet responded to The Post’s request for comment.
What Analysts Think
Israeli intelligence reportedly launched the intimidation campaign to spread fear among Iran’s middle- and lower-level leadership. With senior IRGC commanders being eliminated one after another, the goal was to make it harder for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to find suitable replacements. The strategy was also intended to deepen internal cracks and disagreements within the Iranian regime.
