Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Under House Arrest After Regime Uncovers Ties to Israel, Mossad: Report
The plan used Budapest conferences as cover for secret meetings and a failed extraction, with officials saying Mossad financed some travel and housing.
- On Monday, The New York Times reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps placed former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad under house arrest after authorities uncovered a significant portion of his contacts with Israel.
- Israeli intelligence officials conducted a yearslong covert operation, known as Operation Roaring Lion, aiming to recruit Ahmadinejad as an asset and potentially position him to lead a post-Islamic Republic government.
- David Barnea, then-head of the Shin Bet, traveled to Budapest in early 2024 to meet with Ahmadinejad, using a climate conference invitation from Ludovika University rector Gergely Deli as cover for secret talks.
- Following an Israeli strike, operatives briefly moved Ahmadinejad to a secure location, though the broader plan ultimately failed and he later resurfaced publicly at funeral ceremonies for Iran's supreme leader.
- Intelligence officials reportedly viewed the former leader as a viable alternative due to his growing estrangement from Iran's ruling establishment, though both Israeli officials and his spokesperson declined to comment on the investigation.
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Inquiries published a few days ago by New York Times and Haaretz have reconstructed the story. Enthusiastic variation on a recurring and ancient theme of intelligence history: the recruitment of figures inside the opponent's camp as a regime change tool. In reality in Tehran, the cat refused to deliver the keys to the castle
The "New York Times" tells how the Mossad wanted to install the Iranian former head of state as a strong man in Tehran, the case in five points.
Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has been in the spotlight due to allegations that he struck a deal with Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and was subsequently placed under house arrest, made a public appearance by attending a memorial ceremony for Khamenei in Tehran.
The former president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, rejected today as "completely untrue" the allegations of the New York Times that the Israeli intelligence service Mossad tried to recruit him for cooperation and that he is under house arrest.
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In two investigations, The New York Times and Haaretz reveal that Mossad allegedly attempted to recruit former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, with the aim of returning him to power in a vast project to overthrow the regime.
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