An account said to belong to Israel’s Mossad intensified its online campaign against Tehran on Tuesday, seizing on a Tasnim News Agency report that the Islamic Republic would not reveal the name of the newly appointed commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters and declaring on its Persian-language X account:
“We know exactly who he is and know him well. Unfortunately, such basic information is hidden from the Iranian people. Please send us your guesses about his name.”
The Khatam al-Anbiya post, the account's second major tweet of the day, came minutes after Tasnim said the regime was withholding the commander’s identity “for his protection” following the killings of his two predecessors in Israeli strikes last month.
Earlier on Tuesday, the same account asserted that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had “surrendered” and approved negotiations with both the United States and Israel, calling the move “the beginning of the end of the Islamic Republic” and proclaiming that “the countdown has begun.”
Mossad launches Farsi-language influence campaign against regime
The twin messages are the latest salvoes in a Farsi-language influence campaign allegedly launched by the Mossad last month. Initial posts mocked senior Iranian officials for secretly following the feed, offered VPN tips, and warned ordinary Iranians not to like or share content to avoid detection by security services.
Iranian officials haven't acknowledged appointing a successor to the slain Maj.-Gen. Ali Shadmani. Khamenei, 86, last appeared on state television on June 26, vowing that Iran would “never surrender,” a stance starkly at odds with Mossad’s earlier claim.