According to an Israeli media report, Mossad Director Gofman has removed two senior officials responsible for the failed effort to topple the Iranian regime. The report follows a Channel 12 report that Gofman had dismissed the Iran file chief.
A new Israeli media report, published Thursday evening, states that Mossad Director Roman Gofman has removed two senior officials linked to the agency's failed campaign to orchestrate regime change in Iran. The report adds specificity to a Channel 12 report filed minutes earlier, which said Gofman had dismissed the official in charge of the Iran portfolio. The new report identifies two officials, without naming them, confirming that a second senior official was also removed.
The dismissals were first reported by N12 journalist Yaron Avraham at 19:52 Jerusalem, citing a single security source, as an unverified claim that two division heads—the Intelligence Directorate head and the Iran Division head—had been dismissed. Subsequent reports at the same time added that the officials agreed to depart and may remain in the Mossad in other roles, and attributed the move to Gofman's view that those responsible for the failed Iran plan must bear the cost. A later Channel 12 report specified that the Iran file chief had been removed. The new report now corroborates the removal of a second senior official, though it does not name him.
The dismissals come amid a broader reshuffle at the top of Mossad under Gofman, who took office in June and has already dismissed his deputy, a veteran officer known as 'A'. The context of the failed Iran plan, which involved efforts to recruit former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has been the subject of extensive reporting. As The Zioneer reported earlier Thursday, Gofman's purge of the Iran file chief was already underway. The broader effort to topple the Iranian regime remains a strategic priority, with reports indicating that the IDF has been ordered to prepare for operations in Iran.
The identities of the two removed officials have not been officially confirmed, and the reports continue to rely on unnamed security sources. It remains unclear whether the officials will be reassigned within the Mossad or leave the agency entirely.
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