Mossad, the Israeli Intelligence Service, has warned Turkey about terrorist attacks planned against Israelis, ANS reports.
Members of the al-Quds group of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps entered Turkey, according to the information. They brought weapons, explosives and equipment for assassinations.
Turkish intelligence says that the information has neither been confirmed, nor proven wrong.
Earlier reports said that terrorist attacks against Israeli diplomats were prevented in Georgia, India and Thailand. A bomb was defused under an Israeli diplomat’s vehicle in Tbilisi, a bomb went off in New Delhi, injuring an Israeli diplomat, while terrorists killed themselves with their own bombs in Bangkok.
Andrey Areshev, Deputy Director of the Fund for Strategic Culture, told Vestnik Kavkaza that the situation today is comparable with what happened in October 2011, when Iran attempted to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the UN in New York. It is part of the psychological war against Iran, the official explains. It is a reflection of objective processes. Israel is actively cooperating with Azerbaijan and Georgia, Iran’s strategic partners, especially Azerbaijan, the state Iran has a common border with.
The South Caucasus states may turn into a platform for confrontation between Iran and Israel, which is a risky situation. Iran will not just watch the processes on its northern borders. Such a militarized situation may inspire provocations with repercussions, Areshev notes.
The expert believes that Israel is not interested in escalation of conflict with Iran, because it will be of no benefit for the Jewish state. Israel’s balanced and contained attitude towards Syria is emblematic. Israel is the only state that terrorists cannot use to enter Syria and smuggle weapons, Areshev concludes.
