Two IDF reservists from Haifa, one from Iron Dome unit, charged with spying for Iran

The State Prosecutor’s Office files indictments at a Haifa court against two IDF reservists for alleged espionage on behalf of Iran in return for financial compensation, according to a statement.

The defendants, Yuri Eliasfov and Georgi Andreyev, both aged 21 and both residents of the Haifa suburb of Kiryat Yam, are charged with serious offenses including contact with a foreign agent, transferring classified information, and aiding the enemy during wartime.

The police and Shin Bet security service announced their arrests early this week.

The two were in contact with an Iranian agent identified as “Boaz” and carried out actions intended to harm state security, according to the charge sheet.

Prosecutors say the two men have a long-standing friendship.

Eliasfov, who served in the military’s Iron Dome unit, is accused of passing along highly sensitive material about the missile defense technology to his Iranian handler, including photos and video of the radar screen.

The indictment accuses him of offering to sell video footage of the missile defense system to “Boaz” for $10,000, including an $800 down payment.

Andreyev served in the Air Force’s operational headquarters, according to the charge sheet.

The two are accused of spray-painting pro-Iranian graffiti and hanging banners in Tel Aviv carrying the slogan “Children of Ruhollah,” referring to Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran’s first supreme leader following the Islamic Revolution.