{
  "id": 20172277,
  "title": "Mossad abducted, interrogated, killed Iranian general in search for Ron Arad - report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/mossad-abducted-interrogated-killed-iranian-general-in-search-for-ron",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T12:44:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-914948"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Mossad abducted former Iranian deputy defense minister Ali Reza Asgari in Turkey and killed him after interrogating him about the disappearance of Israeli Air Force navigator Ron Arad, according to a report by The New York Times. The operation was based on the search for Arad, which Iranian officials claim Asgari had been in contact with Hezbollah officials. Asgari disappeared in Istanbul in December 2006. Israel has denied involvement in his disappearance. The investigation also revealed that Iranian Gen. Abdullah Saberi was abducted in September 2021, taken to Israel, and questioned about Arad. Saberi was later left on a Johannesburg street and claimed to have been tortured. The search for Arad continues in Lebanon.",
  "summary": "Former-Mossad director David Barnea said at the time that he had authorized an operation to obtain information about Arad, describing it as daring but unsuccessful.",
  "key_points": [
    "Mossad abducted and killed Iranian general Ali Reza Asgari in Turkey.",
    "As interrogation focused on Ron Arad's disappearance, Asgari was killed.",
    "Iranian Gen. Abdullah Saberi also abducted and questioned in 2021."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "20 years on: Abduction of Iranian general questioned about Ron Arad revealed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/20-years-on-abduction-of-iranian-general-questioned-about-ron-arad",
        "published": "2026-11-15T11:37:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Report: Israel abducted Iranian generals in secret quest for airman Ron Arad missing since 1986",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/report-israel-abducted-iranian-generals-in-secret-quest-for-airman",
        "published": "2026-11-15T12:26:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}