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CutTheClutter: Israel's secret plan to tap Iran's ex-President Ahmadinejad for regime change & questions it raises

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A New York Times report details how Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad tried to cultivate Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for years, followed by a 'dramatic effort to take him to Mossad safe house in Iran' on February 28. However, the report states, that the plan fell apart. #CutTheClutter Episode 1863 looks at the fascinating story of Israel's secret plan to tap Ahmadinejad. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also details some of the questions this report raises.----more----Read the New York Times report here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/politics/israel-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-iran.html----more----Read TheAtlantic story here: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/mahmoud-ahmadinejad-iran-leadership/686309/

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