Ex-Mossad official says Barnea’s comments on Iran were aimed at the White House

A former senior Mossad official claims that the warning issued by spy agency chief David Barnea to Iran yesterday was in fact a message to the United States that Israel has the freedom to act, even in the heart of Tehran.

Haim Tomer, a former Mossad chief of intelligence and operations, additionally claims that the warning would have been issued only with the approval of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“Barnea did not threaten the Iranians. He is a man serious enough to understand that that has no meaning. He made a threat to the Americans,” Tomer tells Radio 103FM in comments cited by the Walla news site. “[Barnea] is reflecting the harsh criticism of the current US administration… he is telling the Americans that he has freedom of action, and that he is not interested in what they do in Tehran or about the nuclear issue.”