A report has made explosive allegations that former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the target of a covert Israeli intelligence operation aimed at cultivating him as a future leader of Iran. The report claims Mossad, with alleged awareness by the CIA, sought to build ties with Ahmadinejad before the operation reportedly collapsed amid the 2026 Iran crisis.

A Haaretz investigation reveals how Mossad agents brought former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on board, the shock within Netanyahu's cabinet and the recruitment of…

For years, Israel conducted a covert operation aimed at recruiting former Iranian president Ahmadinejad as an intelligence asset and, at a later stage, even planned to install him…

Investigação do Haaretz revela bastidores de operação que teria sido autorizada por Netanyahu sem aval de generais