[67934] Storm surrounding the 'Ahmadinejad' plan and security tensions with Iran
[67934] Storm surrounding the 'Ahmadinejad' plan and security tensions with Iran
Reports of attempts to change the regime in Iran are causing ripples, while security tensions in the north and the regional arena are mounting.
Storm surrounding the 'Ahmadinejad' plan and security tensions with Iran
The defense establishment and the political arena are in a storm following a report in the New York Times (cited by several channels such as Israel News | Without Censorship and War Room), according to which Israel and the US planned at the beginning of the war to bring about the release of former Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, from house arrest and install him as an alternative leader in Tehran. According to the report, the plan went awry after an airstrike intended to extract him led to his injury, and his whereabouts have been unknown since. However, Middle East expert Yoni Ben Menachem questions the credibility of the publication and raises a query: "If he really worked with Israel, why is he still alive?".
At the same time, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a sharp threat, stating that if the aggression against Iran continues, "the regional war will cross the borders of the region this time" and include strikes in unexpected places. The Houthi leader joined the threats and instructed his forces to prepare for a broad attack, this while the Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper, which is close to Hezbollah, reports that Israel is preparing for a broad wave of targeted killings in Lebanon and Iran.
On the political level, Epoch - Magazine reports that the defense establishment is on high alert awaiting decisions from the American administration. At the same time, it was reported in Israel Hayom and Israel News | Without Censorship about a "prolonged and dramatic" phone call between Netanyahu and Trump. At the same time, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as reported in Kan 11 - Arab Desk, emphasizes that Cairo is working with Hamas for its disarmament as part of the political agreements.
Within Israel, the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee discussed the conscription law in the shadow of political tension. MK Yuli Edelstein warned in the discussion that the law "could bury the right-wing government," while representatives of United Torah Judaism attacked Netanyahu for dragging his feet. At the same time, the Israel Police reported the thwarting of a major drug smuggling attempt on the eastern border, and IDF forces arrested suspects with weaponry in the Neve Zohar area.