Naradim's Third Vision was a prophecy that was made by the Bajoran mystic Naradim. His Third Vision mentioned that the disappeared USS Defiant and its crew would return in the future timeline in which the War of the Prophets took place. Taking this into account, the Tal Shiar of that time period engaged in numerous covert strikes against Starfleet to keep their enemy off balance. The contents of Naradim's Third Vision were recorded on the tablets of Jalbador which stated: (DS9 - Millennium novel: The War of the Prophets)