Israel has "eyes & ears" on the ground in Iran — Mossad chief

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Israel's national intelligence agency has people spying on the ground in Iran, Mossad chief Yossi Cohen said during a closed session at the Finance Ministry, according to local media...

"We have eyes and ears, even in Iran," Cohen said...

Cohen's comment comes just days after Iran's public prosecutor, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, accused Israel and Mossad of fomenting the unrest which has swept across the Islamic Republic. It also comes two months after an alleged Mossad spy was sentenced to death in Iran, after being found guilty of involvement in a string of assassinations of Iran's nuclear scientists, according to prosecutors.

Israel and Iran have long been arch rivals, with Tel Aviv accusing Tehran of developing nuclear weapons and of plotting to destroy the Jewish state. In December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared Iran with Nazi Germany, citing their shared goal of exterminating all Jews...

Iran accuses Israel of oppressing Muslims, of backing anti-Iranian groups, and of conducting covert operations on Iranian territory.

The two sides are also at odds when it comes to Syria, with Netanyahu and the CIA's director warning last month that the US and Israel wouldn't tolerate Iran's presence in Iraq or Syria. 

Tensions between the two countries were once again worsened in December, following the decision of US President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Iran accused the US of "racist and hostile policies that unilaterally back" Israel, and accused Washington of a "lack of compliance" with international resolutions.