Secret Mossad bid to crown Ahmadinejad backfires, prompting inquiry

A Reuters-Israel Hayom piece argues Israel’s covert plan to install Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and rely on Kurdish forces to topple Tehran was detached from reality. It explains the gamble depended on a volatile leader, weak allied forces, and assumptions far from feasible, with the IRGC now dominant and Turkey wary of Kurdish advances. Even if Ahmadinejad had taken power, there would still be no guarantor of control. The article calls for a state commission of inquiry to investigate the intelligence failures and flawed planning that could leave Israel in a more dangerous postwar position.