Iranian officials are raising fresh concerns over what they describe as an ongoing intelligence vulnerability, warning that the security breach blamed for one of the country’s most devastating attacks may still not have been fully resolved.
Speaking in a Persian-language interview, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the intelligence failure that allegedly enabled Israel to target and kill former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei may still exist, despite months of internal investigations.
According to Araghchi, tensions were already escalating on the morning of the attack. He said he informed President Masoud Pezeshkian that the country was facing what he described as a wartime atmosphere before meeting with senior presidential aide Ali Asghar Mir Hijazi later that morning.
Shortly afterward, Israeli forces allegedly struck a government compound in Tehran where several high-level meetings were taking place. Iranian officials say the operation resulted in the deaths of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and dozens of senior military commanders, making it one of the most significant security failures in the country’s recent history.
Araghchi said multiple strategic meetings were being held simultaneously at the time of the attack, including sessions involving the Strategic Council for Foreign Relations and the Defense Council. While he described such overlapping meetings as routine, he argued that the attackers’ apparent knowledge of their timing and location strongly suggested a serious intelligence leak from within Iran.
The foreign minister warned that the breach may not yet have been eliminated, fueling continued concerns about possible espionage activity and internal security vulnerabilities.
Araghchi also revealed that he has not yet met personally with Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, noting that only a limited number of senior officials have had direct access to the country’s new leader since the transition.
The comments come as Iranian authorities continue reviewing national security procedures while investigating how sensitive information may have been exposed ahead of the attack.
Israel has not publicly commented on Araghchi’s latest allegations.
Swati Montel, Reporting for SNEWS TV.
