Was Mossad recruitment of Ahmadinejad success or failure? - analysis
Would the former Iranian president Ahmadinejad have overthrown the Iranian regime if Trump had not vetoed Kurds and energy attack ops?
Assessment
The question of Mossad's recruitment of Ahmadinejad hinges on whether a foreign intelligence asset could have catalyzed internal regime change. The snippet suggests that outcome was contingent on U.S. military support, which Trump withheld. This frames the episode as a test of covert action's limits when allied political will is absent.