Israel's Mossad Attempted to Recruit Iran's Former President Ahmadinejad for Regime Change
In July 2026, Israel's Mossad sought to recruit Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's former president, for a regime change in Tehran. Secret meetings and financial aid were allegedly arranged, but the plan failed when Ahmadinejad grew dissatisfied. Iranian authorities later placed him under house arrest after uncovering his contacts.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly wooed by Mossad agents after distancing himself from Khamenei Middle East crisis live – latest updates Israel tried to recruit Iran’s intensely anti-Zionist former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to lead a new post-Islamic regime in Tehran, even going as far as sending its top spy to Budapest to meet him, according to media reports. The remarkable quest to turn a leader who had denied the Holocaust and called for Israel’s erasure began in 2022, according to reporting by the New York Times and the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, and continued even after Israel became engaged in a brutal campaign in Gaza against Hamas, a key Iranian ally. Continue reading...
Israel's Mossad reportedly sought to recruit Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for regime change. Secret meetings and financial aid were allegedly provided to the former Iranian president. An attempted extraction from Tehran failed after Ahmadinejad grew dissatisfied with the plan. Iranian authorities later placed Ahmadinejad under house arrest after uncovering his alleged contacts. No official confirmations have been issued by either involved nation.