‘Israel’s bases in Iran and Iraq and threat to Pakistan’

This is apropos a letter to the Editor titled ‘Israel’s bases in Iran and Iraq and threat to Pakistan’ carried by the newspaper yesterday. The result was devastating.

Nuclear scientists were assassinated with pinpoint precision. Missile launchers were neutralized before activation. Air-defence systems were disabled from within.

Underground command centers were reportedly identified and struck with astonishing accuracy. Even senior Iranian military gatherings were allegedly tracked through cyber deception operations and internal informants.

Iran later admitted the scale of internal infiltration by launching mass arrests across the country. Thousands were detained on accusations of espionage, treason, and collaboration with foreign intelligence services. Iranian authorities claimed that many individuals had shared coordinates of military sites and strategic locations with Israeli operatives.

Tehran’s response reflected a painful realization: much of the war had already been prepared inside Iran long before the first missile was fired. But the most alarming development emerged later.

International media reports revealed that Israel had allegedly established covert operational bases inside Iraq as well. According to these reports, hidden facilities in Iraq’s western desert were used for reconnaissance, logistics, emergency pilot support, intelligence gathering, and preparation for attacks deep inside Iran.

Some reports suggested these installations dated back to 2024 and were operational during both the 2025 and 2026 conflicts.

The implications are enormous. If covert Israeli infrastructure could function inside countries openly hostile to Israel, then no regional state can assume immunity from similar penetration.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2026