Iranian authorities reportedly arrested a General in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) earlier this month on suspicion that he was spying for Israel.
The arrest is obviously the latest demonstration of the climate of mistrust that is clouding Tehran following several attacks on military and nuclear targets attributed to Israel.
Brigadier General Ali Nasiri’s arrest came two months after several dozen employees of the Iranian Defense Ministry’s missile defense program were arrested for leaking classified military intelligence, including blueprints of missiles to Israel, an Iranian official tells The New York Times.
Nasiri served as a senior Commander in the IRGC Protection of Information Unit, NYT reports.
His arrest rattled leadership in Tehran with Iranian officials calling for the removal of IRGC intelligence chief Hossein Taeb. Taeb asked for another year to improve his standing, but was replaced several days later.