Multiple reports describe a yearslong Israeli effort to cultivate former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as an intelligence asset. According to the accounts, the operation included efforts to build contact and develop Ahmadinejad into a potential source, culminating in a plan to move him to an Israeli safe house during the early days of the war. The reporting says the transfer attempt ultimately fails, and the planned relocation does not take place as intended.
The articles characterize the episode as the endpoint of a broader covert undertaking rather than a single incident. They also indicate that circumstances during the early phase of the war disrupt the final step of the operation. While the coverage outlines the alleged objective—recruiting and relocating Ahmadinejad—the sources provided do not include details that confirm the ultimate fate of Ahmadinejad or the specific reasons for the plan’s collapse.
Overall, the accounts focus on the alleged recruitment effort and the attempted move to an Israeli safe house, presenting the failure of that final plan as the key development.
