Mossad

Great battles return between Mossad, IDF over Iran, sources tell 'Post'

In June 2025 and in early 2026, both the IDF and the Mossad were in favor of striking Iran with major operations. The sides began to disagree over the goals of the early 2026 operation.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir and Mossad Director Roman Gofman.
Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026 in this screen grab taken from video.

Netanyahu’s political survival must never be a reason to attack Iran - opinion

‘PAGING HEZBOLLAH’S official poster.

‘Paging Hezbollah,’ now playing in US theaters, tells the story of an ingenious Mossad operation

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen at a Taglit conference, November 2, 2026.

Former Mossad chief calls Saudi Crown Prince 'not a mature enough person' at Taglit conference


Former Mossad head Barnea joins US defense company Ondas Inc. as new global president, chairman

Ondas stated that Barnea will work with entities in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, where investments in autonomous defense systems are increasing.

Former Mossad Director David Barnea attends an event at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, June 14, 2026.

Iran's regime pays them to shoot. What happens when the money runs out? - opinion

The Islamic Republic has survived the hatred of millions. It may not survive the moment its own forces conclude that obedience is more dangerous than defection.

A group of Basiji men in military fatigue and armed seen in the middle of Naqsh-e Jahan Square mounted on their motorcycles on the occasion of Imam Reza's (8th Shia Imam) birthday while holding Iranian flags with images of the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on April 29, 2026.

Mossad foils Iranian plot to infiltrate terror cell into Israel, target senior officials

Israel's security agencies said the operation exposed a global Iranian recruitment network that used intermediaries to build terror cells targeting Israel.

Illustrative image of a Mossad agent standing in front of Mossad vs Iran concept flags on a wall with a crack.

Mossad chief meets CIA director as US, Israel coordinate on Iran - report

According to Axios' sources, the visit aimed to coordinate the US and Israel ahead of the ongoing negotiations with Iran and the nuclear issue.

Mossad Chief Roman Gofman waits before a joint press conference of US President Donald Trump and Netanyahu in the State Dining Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.

Hezbollah-tied individual arrested on suspicion of spying for Israel in Lebanon

The individual was accused of providing intelligence to Israel that ultimately allowed the Jewish state to kill four top-tier security leaders in the terror group.

 Hezbollah members parade during a rally marking al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day) in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon April 5, 2024.

Was the Mossad's Ahmadinejad operation a failure, or did Trump kill it? - analysis

The Mossad's failure may not have been its plan to install Ahmadinejad as Iran's new leader, but its inability to anticipate Trump would halt key parts of it.

Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a press conference after registering as a candidate for the presidential election, at Tehran’s Interior Ministry, June 2024.

Netanyahu selectively investigates security leaks for his own political gain, NYT reporter alleges

Journalist Ronen Bergman said that Netanyahu simultaneously leaks security information and then investigates it, allegedly making decisions that will serve him politically.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a memorial ceremony for Zionist leader Theodor Herzl at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on July 5, 2026.

Netanyahu responsible for 'absurd risk' in Iran strategy to assassinate Khamenei, expert says

Iran nuclear expert Avner Vilan praised the Mossad's ability to locate Ahmadinejad, but blamed the circumstances on Netanyahu's desire to go to war with Khamenei's assassination as the goal.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Operation Entebbe at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, July 12, 2026.

Why is the Mossad-Ahmadinejad meeting's dirty laundry being aired now? - analysis

Information, including from The Jerusalem Post's own Western sources, indicates that Mossad sought to replace Ali Khamenei with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Iran's former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reads his statement while attending a press center after registering as a candidate for June 18, presidential elections, in the Iranian Interior Ministry building on May 12, 2021 in Tehran, Iran.

Mossad's Gaza operations ceased in 2021, long before Hamas's October 7 attack, sources tell 'Post'

The sources of leaked information regarding the operations may have been former security officials seeking to even the score for what they saw as a failure to take responsibility for October 7.

Yossi Cohen.