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Thursday, February 12, 2026
IDF tells Iranians, in Persian, to consider getting in touch with the Mossad
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF issues a public message in Persian calling on Iranians to consider contacting Israel’s Mossad spy agency.
The statement, shared on the IDF’s official Persian-language X account, includes the username of a Telegram account belonging to the Mossad, where individuals can confidentially share information.
“We ask the patriotic people of Iran to please follow only our official channels of communication and to be in contact with us for any cooperation,” the military says, adding that “the pages and links listed in this post are the only official and verified accounts.”
It is not the first time that the IDF has called on Iranians to engage with the Mossad, in a possible appeal to would-be defectors or informants.
The IDF has maintained a Persian-language social media presence for years, mostly aimed at countering Iranian regime narratives.
از مردم میهنپرست ایرانی درخواست مینماییم لطفاً تنها راههای تماس رسمی ما را دنبال کرده و برای هرگونه همکاری با ما در ارتباط باشید.
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— ارتش دفاعی اسرائیل | IDF Farsi (@IDFFarsi) February 12, 2026
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