Dossier
David Barnea
Coverage of David Barnea in the Nexus archive.
- Why the New York Times story on Mossad recruiting Ahmadinejad doesn't add up
The New York Times reported that Mossad recruited former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as an intelligence asset to support a regime-change plot. The article criticizes the story's implausibility, citing Iran's power structure and operational risks, and notes skepticism from former Israeli intelligence officials about the described methods.