Israel steals half a ton of classified documents from Iran

They knew how long it took to break doors, and dozens of giant cabinets with half a ton of secret materials were extracted for six hours and 29 minutes, writes the New York Times.

The reconstruction of Iranian caretakers takes place around 7:00 a.m. The Israeli intelligence agency ordered its agents to leave before 5: 00 p.m. to have enough time to save, as when Iranian security guards arrived, they would note that someone had stolen a large part of the Iranian nuclear archive's secret.

The agents who arrived at night carried salesmen to break 32 Iranian vaults.

The American newspaper suggests that they may have been helped from the inside, knowing exactly which cabinets would be opened with a force of about 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit [2,000 ° C]. At the end of the night, agents left with half the secret materials, including 50,000 pages and 163 compact disks. Iranians had begun storing documents after signing the nuclear agreement with major powers in 2015.

Under the deal, the International Nuclear Energy Agency (IAEA) had access to countries suspected of nuclear activity. Israel claims that after the signing of the deal, the Iranian regime collected nuclear documents across the country and hid them in the warehouse, which was not preserved for 24 hours, not to attract attention.

The New York Times report is based on recent coverage of Israeli media and includes details of stolen documents Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah introduced in April.

Israeli officials reportedly said Tehran was helping Pakistan develop the nuclear programme as other foreign experts.

Iran has always argued that the nuclear programme is under way for peaceful purposes, while Israel considers Iran to be the greatest enemy, as its leaders demand the destruction of the Jewish state.

The US has recently withdrawn from the nuclear agreement with Iran, which the Israeli prime minister welcomed.