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Mossad head reportedly removes 2 senior officials behind failed Iran regime-change plan
The Times of Israel • • world
Key Points:
- Mossad Director Roman Gofman removed two senior officials involved in an unsuccessful plan to topple the Iranian regime, who had led the agency’s intelligence directorate and Iran division.
- The plan aimed to incite mass protests in Iran by supporting Kurdish fighters in Iranian Kurdistan, hoping to create a mass movement that could reach Tehran and overthrow the regime.
- The strategy included Israeli strikes on Iranian Revolutionary Guard positions near the Iraq border to facilitate Kurdish advances and reportedly involved efforts to install former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader.
- Despite initial Israeli and US military support for the Kurdish offensive in February, media leaks, Turkish lobbying, and Kurdish reluctance led to the abandonment of the plan.
- The broader goal of the operation was to weaken Iran’s military capabilities and counter threats from its nuclear and missile programs while fostering conditions for regime change.
