In a rare public announcement on Oct. 26, Israel’s Mossad intelligence organization exposed the identity of a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force commander whom it said was responsible for a global terror network targeting Israelis and Jews, including failed plots in Australia, Greece and Germany.

The announcement identified the commander as Sardar (Persian for Commander) Amar, the head of Corps 11,000 in the Quds Force, operating under the direct command of Quds Force Commander Esmail Qa’ani. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, which relayed the statement on behalf of Mossad, Amar’s unit was directly responsible for the attempted attacks in 2024-2025.

The exposure of the plots, which relied on recruiting foreigners and local criminals to maintain “plausible deniability,” led to a wave of arrests and diplomatic fallout, including Australia expelling the Iranian ambassador and Germany reprimanding its envoy.