International intelligence obtained by Iran International has revealed details of an alleged covert Hezbollah recruitment network operating inside Iran, targeting foreign students and training them for sabotage, cyberattacks and espionage under the cover of educational and religious institutions.

According to Erem News, the network is reportedly run by Hezbollah’s Unit 910, the group’s external operations arm, in direct coordination with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, according to the intelligence.

The operation has allegedly been active for about five years, with Unit 910 approaching foreign students at Al-Mustafa International University and using secret apartments and facilities in Tehran and Qom for recruitment, training and accommodation.

According to the intelligence, the network is managed on the ground by an Indonesian national identified as Mohammed Hassan, a graduate of Al-Mustafa University.

Hassan allegedly operates under the supervision of Quds Force commanders and on behalf of Talal Hamiyah, the commander of Unit 910, which is responsible for Hezbollah’s operations outside Lebanon.

Hamiyah is under U.S. sanctions, and Washington has offered a reward of up to $7 million for information about him.

Unit 910 was established by Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh before his death in 2008. The unit subsequently went through leadership changes involving Mustafa Badreddine and Ahmad Vahidi before developing into its current structure, which the intelligence says operates safe houses in Iran.

Four alleged operations houses identified

The sources identified four locations in Qom and Tehran that are allegedly used as “operations houses” for recruitment, training and concealment.

One is an apartment in the Kashaneh 2 tower in the Vilayat area of Qom, near Hakim and Payambar-e Azam streets.

Three others are in Tehran: one on Kish VII Street in the Naft neighborhood, another on Third West Sarvestan Street in the Rah Ahan area, and a series of alleys near Alborz Street in the Bounak district.

The intelligence also points to the alleged involvement of Lebanese-born cleric Habib Mustafa Zaiter in the recruitment effort.

Zaiter was born in Jabal Amel in Lebanon and lives in Qom. He holds U.S. citizenship and travels to the United States several times a year, according to the report.

His fluency in English and his work at religious and academic institutions in Qom, including the Al-Nour Islamic Center and Hikma International Academy, allegedly gave him access to foreign students whom he recruited for the network.

Indonesian students and activists allegedly recruited

The intelligence identified four people who were allegedly recruited and trained as part of sleeper cells operating in Iran.

They include Mohammed Zaki Fatouni, head of the leadership council of the Ahl al-Bayt Followers organization in Indonesia; Ahmad Zilal Mukhlis, a member of the Al-Mustafa University Alumni Association; Sayyed Mohammed Mahdi Ali al-Attas, head of the Union of Indonesian Students in Iran; and Mohammed Saleh, an Al-Mustafa University student and activist in circles supportive of the Iranian government.

The alleged recruitment operation is carried out under the umbrella of Al-Mustafa International University, which was founded by former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and has branches in more than 60 countries.

The university received 1.8 trillion Iranian rials in government funding for the 2026 fiscal year.

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Al-Mustafa International University, saying it was linked to military and intelligence activities on behalf of the Quds Force.