Iran’s intelligence minister says millions of pages of Israeli nuclear documents were smuggled to Tehran with help from insiders and shown on state television.
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence has announced that it successfully obtained a vast trove of highly classified documents, photographs, and videos related to Israel’s nuclear and military programs, in what Tehran described as one of its most significant security achievements in recent years.
On Wednesday evening, Iranian state television broadcast a documentary featuring excerpts of the material, including footage purportedly filmed inside the Dimona nuclear reactor in southern Israel—widely believed to house the Middle East’s only nuclear arsenal.
The program described the files as a “treasure trove of data,” containing details on Israeli weapons projects, organizational charts, and the names of scientists involved in nuclear and military programs.
Millions of Pages of Sensitive Material
In the documentary, Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib said the operation, which had been carried out months earlier, involved the cooperation of insiders within Israeli nuclear and security institutions.
He stated that “millions of pages of diverse and valuable information” were transferred to Tehran, including data on past and present weapons projects, plans to upgrade older nuclear arms, and joint initiatives with the United States and several European countries.
🇮🇷🇮🇱| Full documentary on Iran’s intelligence operation against Israel. pic.twitter.com/4HjeMUBBr4
— Arya – آریا (@AryJeay) September 24, 2025
Khatib added that some Israelis had provided the information for money, while others acted out of hostility toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He warned Netanyahu to “address the living conditions of his employees who continue to cooperate with us.”
According to the Lebanese news outlet Al Mayadeen, the cache consists of “thousands of documents related to the Israeli occupation’s projects and its nuclear facilities.”
Sources told the network that the scale of the material is so vast that reviewing it “would take an exceptionally long time.” They said the intelligence was kept secret until all of it was safely transported to a secure location in Iran.
Exposing Collaborators
Khatib further stated that individuals accused of collaborating with Israel were exposed, with some executed, and that the data obtained in June was used to strike sensitive sites inside Israel that same month. He emphasized that Israel had attempted to conceal the extent of Iran’s penetration of its security institutions.
The documentary also displayed copies of passports said to belong to Israeli scientists, as well as personal images of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi—allegedly acquired by Israeli intelligence.
One image showed Grossi kissing a person dressed as Minnie Mouse. The program accused Israel of spying on the UN nuclear chief, while Iranian officials renewed criticism of the IAEA for failing to condemn Israeli and American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities earlier this year.
Just before the 12-day war, Iran’s intel ministry claimed it smuggled Israeli nuclear documents.
Today it aired a documentary allegedly showing weapons projects + names/info of 189 Israelis.
The Iranian intel minister says the op used “dozens” of agents inside Israel. pic.twitter.com/DYE4PhgEAg
— Sina Toossi (@SinaToossi) September 24, 2025
Growing Regional Tensions
The revelations come amid heightened tensions between Iran and Israel, following Israel’s surprise attack on Iranian territory in June, which triggered a 12-day war. Iranian leaders have since accused the IAEA and Western governments of complicity in those attacks.
Western countries, led by the United States, continue to accuse Iran of seeking to build a nuclear weapon—charges Tehran denies. Iranian officials insist their nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, while underscoring their right to pursue civilian nuclear energy.
By publicizing the documents on national television, Iranian officials appear intent on signaling both their intelligence reach inside Israel and their readiness to use such data as leverage amid escalating regional confrontations.
(PC, Al Mayadeen, AJA)
