Israeli intelligence provided US with proof that of Iranian regime's mass executions of protesters - report
Intelligence proves Iranian regime lied about halting executions, with government overwhelmed by number of bodies
Israel helped the U.S. obtain intelligence about the mass executions of protesters in Iran in the past weeks, Israel Hayom reported Sunday.
This intelligence contradicted the message U.S. President Donald Trump claimed to have received from Iranian President Masoud Pazkashian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who said that no executions would be conducted.
President Trump even listed those assurances by the Iranian government as justification for postponing a planned strike on Iran.
The Israel Hayom report claims that the communication from Pezeshkian was a direct message to the Trump administration; however, the Iranian regime denied that such a message was ever sent.
Recent reports from sites like the opposition-linked Iran International claim that while the Iranian regime was communicating one message to President Trump, it took advantage of the internet blackout to conduct the deadliest crackdown in Iranian history.
A recent report by TIME magazine said the figure of protesters killed in the two days during which the Iranian regime instituted the internet lockdown stands at just over 30,000. TIME based its figures on testimony by two senior officials from the country’s Ministry of Health, along with an estimation by a network of doctors and physicians within Iran, who shared their figures with the outside via smuggled messages.
According to the report, the number of fatalities overwhelmed the regime's ability to handle the bodies – the stock of body bags was exhausted, and large trucks replaced ambulances tasked with transporting the dead. Additionally, reports coming out of Iran indicate that hundreds were executed by shooting or hanging without a trial, as the regime sought to end the nationwide protest movement.
Israel Hayom reported that the Jewish State helped obtain the information, which was passed on to the U.S. government, as well as intelligence about live shooting of protesters in the streets, and executions of protesters after they were captured. Israeli intelligence provided unequivocal evidence of such executions and the methods used to carry them out, the report said.
The Israeli news site also claimed that special envoy Steve Witkoff, who led mediation efforts with Iran before the 12-day Israel-Iran War, and Trump advisor Jared Kushner are opposed to military intervention in Iran. The two were reported to fear that escalation could drag the entire region into war, frustrating American efforts to bring peace and security to the Middle East.
This position is supported by Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, who analysts say are concerned about the regional changes should the Iranian regime be overthrown.
However, several of Trump's other advisers and cabinet secretaries, including Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, are reported to view a critical strike on the Iranian regime, and possibly its overthrow, as a morally correct and strategic move, which could advance U.S. interests in the region.
Such a move is supported by the United Arab Emirates, several European countries, and Jordan, the report claimed.
There remains great uncertainty in the region regarding the potential for a strike, as President Trump has appeared to provide shifting positions on an almost daily basis.
At the beginning of January, President Trump issued a strong statement of support for the Iranian protesters, saying the U.S. is “locked and loaded, and ready to go” if the regime “violently kills peaceful protesters.”
Trump’s statement was accepted as tacit support and backing for the protests, with many opposition figures, such as exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi urging more people to join.
However, as protests continued, growing larger by the day, the regime began to crackdown more firmly. At the same time, Gulf states, such as Qatar and Saudi Arabia, began encouraging President Trump not to intervene militarily. Yet, as more reports of killed protesters leaked out of the country, Trump again spoke of possible intervention, saying the U.S. “may need to act.”
Over the next several days, more reports of protester killings leaked out of the country, and President Trump appeared to have made his decision, telling Iranian protesters, “help is on its way.” That decision was apparently reversed the next day, when Trump announced that he had been informed the Iranian regime would not conduct executions of protesters.
Iranian leaders have warned against even limited military strikes on the country, saying an attempt to kill Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameneiwould be a declaration of “all-out war” on the Islamic Republic. During that time, the U.S. continued to increase its military footprint in the region.
U.S. Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper recently visited Israel, even as President Trump announced the arrival of “a big flotilla” heading towards the Persian Gulf. His visit was widely viewed in Israel as helping coordinate any U.S. and Israeli action, should Trump decide to conduct a military strike.
While the Israeli intelligence has been passed on to the Trump administration, Trump has yet to indicate what action his administration will take.
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