A text, a Telegram link, then an offer of money: how Iran sought to recruit spies in Israel

Court documents suggest Israelis were asked to carry out missions that were at first modest but quickly escalated

Before Israel launched its war on Iran last month, its security service uncovered an extensive network of its own citizens spying for Tehran - on a scale that has taken the country by surprise.

Since Iran's first missile barrage on Israel in April 2024, more than 30 Israelis have been charged with collaboration with Iranian intelligence.