Former President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad alleges that the head of an Iranian counterintelligence unit tasked with countering Israeli espionage was actually an Israeli spy. Ahmadinejad claims that 20 other agents within the Iranian intelligence team were also working for Mossad, providing Israel with sensitive information on Iran's nuclear program. The head of the counterintelligence unit escaped to Israel in 2021. These allegations follow reports of an Iranian spy informing Israel about the whereabouts of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah before he was killed in an airstrike. Tensions in the region continue to escalate, with Israel conducting airstrikes and a ground operation against Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.