Multiple outlets report that Iranian authorities place former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad under house arrest after uncovering alleged contacts with Israel. The accounts say Israel’s intelligence service, reported as Mossad, runs a covert effort to recruit Ahmadinejad as an intelligence asset and, at a later stage, to support a plan to install him in a leadership role in Iran. The reports describe alleged secret meetings and financial assistance provided to Ahmadinejad as part of the scheme. According to one account, an attempt by Israel to extract him from Tehran fails after he grows dissatisfied with the plan. After Iran uncovers the alleged dealings, authorities reportedly impose house arrest on Ahmadinejad. The reports also emphasize that there are no official confirmations from either Iran or Israel, and the claims are presented as based on reporting rather than verified public statements.