Israel's National Security Council (NSC) revealed Tuesday that Iranian operatives recently attempted to kidnap an Israeli businessman by trying to lure him to Dubai, marking an escalation in Iran's efforts to target Israeli citizens abroad.
According to the NSC, the Iranian agents posed as representatives of "Al Arabiya Farsi," the Persian-language division of the Saudi news network, and contacted the businessman through Telegram. The operatives attempted to arrange a meeting in Dubai under the pretext of conducting an interview about the Iranian regime.
The plot was foiled when the businessman, whose identity remains undisclosed for security reasons, grew suspicious of the communication and reported it to Israeli security authorities. An investigation revealed that the approach matched known patterns of Iranian intelligence operations. The agents had also attempted to compromise the target's mobile phone by sending malicious files and links.
