Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is an Iranian politician who served as the sixth president of Iran from 2005 to 2013, known for his hardline conservative views and controversial statements on international affairs.
Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attended Saturday's meeting of the Economic Committee of the Council for Discerning the Interests of the Regime, according to Iranian reports. This comes a day after the New York Times reported he was being held under house arrest by the Revolutionary Guards' intelligence organization over his alleged connections to Israel and the Mossad.
A New York Times investigation reports Mossad Chief David Barnea personally met former Iranian President Ahmadinejad in Budapest in 2024 to recruit him as an intelligence asset, aiming to install him as Iran's leader after the regime's over...
A New York Times investigation reports Mossad Chief David Barnea personally met former Iranian President Ahmadinejad in Budapest in 2024 to recruit him as an intelligence asset, aiming to install him as Iran's leader after the regime's overthrow.
On February 28, an Israeli airstrike struck Ahmadinejad's compound, hitting his bodyguards' building and armored vehicle. A black Peugeot then arrived, picked him up and sped him from the chaotic scene.
American and Iranian officials familiar with the operation say Mossad operatives drove the car and moved him to a secret safe house in Iran. Ahmadinejad was reportedly upset by the rescue and disappointed with the Israeli plan to return him to power.
