Thread by @MsJamshidi

An Israeli outlet has published a piece detailing Israel’s regime change ops in Iran. We should b skeptical. That this was published at all is its own influence op. It’s aim seems to b 2 reframe Israel’s failed regime change op as successful & ongoing /n israelhayom.com/2026/05/28/sec…

The piece details how prior to launching the illegal Feb 28 war, Israel sought to push regime change inside Iran by exploiting real grievances & taking advantage of the Dec protest movement which caught it off guard

It also details the basic strategy Mossad follows: to try and show Iranians that the govt is weak, doesn’t know and can’t control everything, and that it is, essentially, disposable

Part of the purpose of the piece - and the decision to publish it in English - is to reinforce that view: that Mossad is basically in control not the Iranian govt, so take to the streets folks and overthrow the regime because the Iranian govt is on the brink of collapse

The other purpose is to present Israel’s regime change op as a sophisticated on-going process rather than what many, inc in the U.S., see it as: a total and utter failure. It also pushes for continued war so that regime change can succeed

For these reasons, I’d be highly skeptical abt the overall claims in this piece. There’s no doubt Israel is pursuing regime change & trying 2 influence Iranian public op. That doesn’t mean, however, that Iranians are sitting ducks or that these efforts can’t be resisted