CNN, citing multiple unnamed sources, reported on June 5 that Israel had established bases in several countries around Iran to support operations against Tehran. The report says Israel and the US secretly established multiple sites in Azerbaijan weeks before the Feb. 28 strike on Iran; the closest site was about 90 km from Iran’s northwestern city of Tabriz. Dozens of Israeli personnel — special forces, heliborne units and intelligence staff — were deployed to collect Iranian military intelligen

CNN, citing multiple unnamed sources, reported on June 5 that Israel had established bases in several countries around Iran to support operations against Tehran. The report says Israel and the US secretly established multiple sites in Azerbaijan weeks before the Feb. 28 strike on Iran; the closest site was about 90 km from Iran’s northwestern city of Tabriz. Dozens of Israeli personnel — special forces, heliborne units and intelligence staff — were deployed to collect Iranian military intelligence, conduct search-and-rescue for downed aircrew and provide early warning for missile launches.