Mossad hit by IRGC? Conflict takes crucial turn as Israeli intelligence centre hit

Iran has hit a centre belonging to the Mossad, Israel's reputed intelligence services, in a strike on Tuesday, marking a significant development in a conflict that is entering its fifth day.

Iranian media outlets have claimed that the IRGC-orchestrated strikes directly targeted strategic locations, such as the Aman logistics facility—which they claim is a part of the Israeli military intelligence complex in Glilot—and the Mossad headquarters in Herzliya.

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In a statement aired on state television, cited in a Guardian report, the IRGC stated that said they “struck the military intelligence centre of the Zionist regime’s army, Aman”, as well as “the Mossad, in Tel Aviv”. They added that the centre was “currently on fire”.

Indeed, massive explosions were reported in Tel Aviv on Tuesday morning, with images circulating of black smoke billowing over an area in Herzliya.

This comes just a day after Iran sought (via Arab intermediaries) to de-escalate the hostilities and return to the negotiation table with the US and Israel. 

The conflict, which has risen to the level of a global threat, has also caused a stir at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Canada, which saw US President Donald Trump leaving a day early, a move that French President Emmanuel Macron said was because Washington had been working on a ceasefire proposal for Israel and Iran.

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However, Trump has since refuted the claim, saying that he was working on something “much bigger than that”. 

Israel, which had celebrated Iran's call for an end to the hostilities as a "victory", has sought to downplay the impact of Iran's latest strike. 

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