Overview
- Mossad director Roman Gofman removed the head of the Intelligence Directorate and the head of the Iran Desk on Thursday, Israeli outlets reported.
- Israeli reporting links the personnel changes to a collapsed operation that aimed to arm Kurdish militias and use strikes on IRGC positions to open a path for an internal uprising in northwestern Iran.
- The plan was reportedly coordinated with the CIA and presented to President Trump but was politically halted in Washington after leaks, Kurdish reservations and pressure from Turkey.
- Tehran announced arrests of people it says worked for Mossad around the same time, with Iran’s intelligence ministry accusing detainees of collecting data on military and air-defence sites.
- Coverage varies on whether the removals are formal discipline or part of an internal reshuffle, and key claims about post-collapse transition plans and some operational details remain unconfirmed by Israeli or Iranian officials.