New Footage Shows Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Under House Arrest After Mossad Spy Operation Exposure
How 7 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by Walla · 1 day ago
What happened
New footage shows former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attending a memorial after a New York Times report exposed a secret Mossad operation recruiting him as a strategic asset. Following the exposure, Ahmadinejad is reportedly under house arrest by Iran's Revolutionary Guards. The operation included secret meetings in Budapest and an Israeli airstrike on his Tehran residence to extract him for a leadership plan, which later faltered as Ahmadinejad expressed doubts.
- 01Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad is under house arrest after secret Mossad contacts were exposed.
- 02Israel's Mossad aimed to recruit Ahmadinejad as a strategic asset to lead Iran post-regime change.
- 03A 2024 Budapest conference served as cover for secret meetings between Ahmadinejad and Israeli agents.
- 04An Israeli airstrike targeted Ahmadinejad's Tehran residence to extract him for the operation.
- 05Ahmadinejad later doubted the plan and disappeared from public view for months.
- 06He briefly appeared at Khamenei's funeral before being placed under Revolutionary Guard intelligence custody.
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