The terrorists, affiliated with Mossad, had illegally entered Iran from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and were arrested by the Intelligence Ministry forces before carrying a bombing operation against a factory producing defense and missile equipment for the Defense Ministry in the central city of Isfahan.
The four main members of the team, namely Mohammad Faramarzi, Mohsen Mazloum, Vafa Azarbar, and Pejman Fatehi, had been sentenced to death by a court on September 18, 2023.
The terrorists had been recruited by a top member of the Komala terrorist group and joined Mossad a year and a half before the operation in Iran.
They had undergone training in military bases in several African countries and held meetings even with director of the Mossad David Barnea.