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

The New York Times' report on the Mossad's plan to recruit former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to lead Iran has sparked debate about its success or failure. Former head of Military Intelligence Tamir Hayman confirmed aspects of the plan, stating it was part of a "sequence of special operations." The core of this sequence involved a Kurdish invasion, which Hayman indicated was canceled by then-US President Donald Trump, possibly influenced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who viewed the Kurds as a strategic threat. Sources close to former Mossad chief David Barnea revealed the US originated the idea of using Kurds to topple the Iranian regime, drawing parallels to their role in overthrowing Saddam Hussein in 2003. Israeli sources suggest American officials leaked the plan to Erdogan, enabling him to persuade Trump to halt the operation. The article questions whether the plan failed due to exposure and Ahmadinejad's current house arrest, or if Trump's intervention prevented its full execution, leaving the ultimate success or failure open to speculation.