BREAKING: Report Claims Mossad Tried for Years to Recruit Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad
A report by The New York Times has alleged that Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, spent years attempting to recruit former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as part of a broader effort to weaken Iran’s Islamic establishment from within.
According to the report, the alleged operation sought to persuade Ahmadinejad to cooperate with Israeli intelligence, with the aim of exploiting internal political divisions and undermining the Iranian leadership. The effort reportedly formed part of a long-term intelligence strategy targeting senior figures inside Iran.
The report further claims that during the recent conflict, an attempt was made to extract Ahmadinejad from Iran in what was described as a high-risk covert operation. However, the extraction allegedly failed, preventing him from leaving the country.
The report also states that Ahmadinejad is currently under house arrest in Iran, although Iranian authorities have not publicly confirmed this claim.
Neither the Israeli government nor Mossad has commented on the allegations, consistent with Israel’s longstanding policy of neither confirming nor denying intelligence operations. Iranian officials have also not officially responded to the report.
If confirmed, the revelations would represent one of the most extraordinary alleged intelligence operations involving a former Iranian president and would highlight the long-running covert struggle between Israel and Iran beyond the battlefield.
Report Claims Mossad Tried for Years to Recruit Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad
