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Mossad Director Ousts Intelligence Heads After Failed Iran Coup

8/7/2026

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Mossad Director Roman Gofman removed the heads of Intelligence Directorate and Iran division after the plan collapsed.
The plan called for Kurdish forces to enter Iran with Israeli-U.S. air cover to reinstall former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Israeli and U.S. planners presented it to President Donald Trump, New York Times reporting it collapsed on day one.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on March 13 the toppling of Iran’s government was “not certain.”

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Mossad Director Roman Gofman removed the heads of Intelligence Directorate and Iran division after the plan collapsed.
The plan called for Kurdish forces to enter Iran with Israeli-U.S. air cover to reinstall former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Israeli and U.S. planners presented it to President Donald Trump, New York Times reporting it collapsed on day one.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on March 13 the toppling of Iran’s government was “not certain.”