Attributing “failures” to Mossad and inflating a leadership crisis in intelligence

What it claims

Spreading rumours about the dismissal of senior Mossad officials due to a supposedly failed regime-change attempt in Iran aims to undermine trust in Israeli intelligence services. The campaign uses fabricated references to Israeli media to give disinformation the appearance of internal criticism.

Target audience

Examples (paraphrased)

We paraphrase rather than quote: propaganda's exact wording is built to spread, so we carry the claim and not the craft. Each example cites the post it came from.

• The head of Mossad dismissed two top officials due to the failure of an operation to change the government in Tehran.

  Al-Alam (Telegram), 7 Aug 2026

  t.me/alalamarabic/493003

• The Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper claims that Netanyahu is personally responsible for the failure of the Mossad plan he recklessly bet on.

  Al-Alam (Telegram), 7 Aug 2026

  t.me/alalamarabic/493012

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Goal

Sow panic and distrust among Israelis regarding the intelligence services' ability to protect the country from the Iranian threat.

Techniques used

• Appeal to AuthorityUsing references to “Hebrew media” and the “Yedioth Ahronoth” newspaper to legitimise fabricated news.
• Name Calling or LabelingLabelling the actions of political leadership as a “gamble” with the country's security.

The real grievance it exploits

Real anxiety within Israeli society over the threat from Iran and fears of potential strategic blunders by leadership amid prolonged tensions.

How to counter

• Technique exposure: Pay attention to sources: Iranian outlets often fabricate quotes from Israeli newspapers that do not actually exist in the original publications of Yedioth Ahronoth or other media.

Sources (all time)

• Al-Alam (Telegram)Tier 142,880 subscribers
  4 posts · 7–9 Aug 2026

  • 9 Aug · t.me/alalamarabic/493473
  • 7 Aug · t.me/alalamarabic/493012
  • 7 Aug · t.me/alalamarabic/493004
  • 7 Aug · t.me/alalamarabic/493003
• CAR ONLINETier 3418,087 subscribers
  6 posts · 5–7 Aug 2026

  • 7 Aug · t.me/caronline_original/68036
  • 6 Aug · t.me/caronline_original/68010
  • 5 Aug · t.me/caronline_original/67927
  • 5 Aug · t.me/caronline_original/67926
  • 5 Aug · t.me/caronline_original/67925
  • 5 Aug · t.me/caronline_original/67921
• Pars Today Hebrew (Telegram)Tier 1192 subscribers
  1 post · 15 Aug 2026

  • 15 Aug · t.me/parstodayheb/8708
• Press TV Hebrew (Telegram)Tier 1376 subscribers
  2 posts · 18 Aug 2026

  • 18 Aug · t.me/PresstvHebrew/4019
  • 18 Aug · t.me/PresstvHebrew/4014
• Pars Today Hebrew (website)Tier 1
  5 posts · 5–15 Aug 2026

  • 15 Aug · parstoday.ir/he/news/iran-i117416-%D7%A6%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%95_%D7%94%D7%92%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%A9%D7%9C_%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A4_%D7%91%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%AA_%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9F_%D7%9E%D7%AA%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%97%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%93_%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A8_%D7%91%D7%AA%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%AA
  • 10 Aug · parstoday.ir/he/news/west_asia-i117370-%D7%97%D7%91%D7%A8_%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%98_%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99_%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%AA_%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%94_%D7%91_%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C_%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%93_%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9F_%D7%A0%D7%9B%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%94_%D7%91%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%92%D7%AA_%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%93%D7%99%D7%94
  • 8 Aug · parstoday.ir/he/news/iran-i117340-cnn_%D7%97%D7%A9%D7%A4%D7%94_%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9_%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%98%D7%94_%D7%A9%D7%9C_%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%90_%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%94_%D7%91_%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%A4%D7%A9_%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%9A_%D7%9C%D7%A6%D7%90%D7%AA_%D7%9E%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%94
  • 8 Aug · parstoday.ir/he/news/world-i117338-%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%9C_700_%D7%97%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%A0%D7%A4%D7%A6%D7%A2%D7%95_%D7%91%D7%AA%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA
  • 5 Aug · parstoday.ir/he/news/world-i117314-%D7%94%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%95_%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A7_%D7%98%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%A1_%D7%A2%D7%9C_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%98%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%A9%D7%9C_%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%94_%D7%91_%D7%98%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%9F_%D7%9C%D7%90_%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%92%D7%94_%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%94_%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%90_%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%A2%D7%A9%D7%AA%D7%94_%D7%96%D7%90%D7%AA