
Israel is reported to have conducted a yearslong operation to cultivate former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as an intelligence asset. The effort reached a critical point in the early days of a recent war, when an attempt was made to bring Ahmadinejad to an Israeli safe house. However, the plan ultimately failed. This incident highlights ongoing covert tensions between Israel and Iran.
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Israel aimed to use Ahmadinejad as an intelligence asset
The plan to bring Ahmadinejad to the safe house fell apart.
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Israel conducted a yearslong effort to groom former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as an intelligence asset.
New York TimesThe yearslong effort to prepare the former Iranian president as an intelligence asset culminated in an attempt to take him to an Israeli safe house in the early days of the war. But the plan was unsuccessful.
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Israel conducted a yearslong effort to groom former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as an intelligence asset.
New York TimesThe effort culminated in an attempt to take Ahmadinejad to an Israeli safe house.
New York TimesThe attempt occurred in the early days of a war.
New York TimesThe plan to bring Ahmadinejad to the safe house fell apart.
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