Ritter: Trump backstabbed Netanyahu with his inaction in Iran destabilization plot
By ramontomeydw // 2026-01-25
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  • Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter claims Trump deliberately undermined a covert plan to destabilize Iran, potentially to silence regime-change advocates like Israel PM Netanyahu and Sen. Lindsey Graham.
  • Trump's inaction allowed Iran – with Russian cyber assistance – to neutralize Starlink communication kits and dismantle a decades-old Israeli intelligence network, crippling efforts to overthrow Tehran's regime.
  • During mass Iranian protests in 2025–2026, Israel's "Operation Rising Lion" exposed regime vulnerabilities, but Trump refused to authorize a decisive strike, enabling Iran to counterattack and destroy Mossad's assets.
  • Ritter questions whether Trump's hesitation was incompetence or intentional – a setup to sideline Netanyahu/Graham's warhawk agenda, given their vocal push for Iranian regime change.
  • The loss of Mossad's Iranian operatives marks a major setback for U.S.-Israel covert strategy, raising doubts about Trump's legacy on Iran despite his "maximum pressure" posturing.
Former United Nations weapons inspector Scott Ritter has accused U.S. President Donald Trump of deliberately sabotaging a covert operation to destabilize Iran, potentially to silence calls for regime change led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). He put forth the accusation during a recent appearance on Judge Andrew Napolitano's "Judging Freedom" podcast. According to Ritter, Trump's inaction during a critical moment allowed Iran, with Russian assistance, to dismantle a decades-old Mossad spy network. This left Tel Aviv without the tools to orchestrate an overthrow of Tehran's theocratic government. The operation, allegedly planned at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, collapsed after Iran intercepted and neutralized Starlink communication kits. This blow, Ritter claimed, was either a catastrophic intelligence failure or a deliberate act of geopolitical sabotage. The backdrop to this explosive claim lies in Iran's recent turmoil. Over the past year, mass protests have erupted across all 31 provinces, fueled by economic collapse and discontent with the ruling clerics. These demonstrations reached a boiling point following Israel’s "Operation Rising Lion" in June 2025, a psychological and kinetic campaign designed to expose the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as powerless against foreign strikes. Though the operation failed to immediately spark revolution, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz framed it as a "promo" – laying the groundwork for future unrest by proving the regime's vulnerability. By late 2025, protests resurged with unprecedented intensity, prompting Mossad to publicly declare solidarity with Iranian dissidents on social media. Israeli intelligence reportedly escalated support, deploying covert cyber-physical systems to bypass Iran's internet blackouts, including firmware updates for Starlink terminals and mesh networks to evade regime surveillance. Yet Ritter contends that Trump's refusal to authorize a decisive strike during this window of opportunity allowed Iran to counterattack. This refusal inadvertently exposed and dismantled Mossad's entire intelligence apparatus, which "took decades to build" Ritter stated. "The network is gone, finished," stated the former weapons inspector. "Trump knew what he was doing. Was this deliberate? A setup, so that Netanyahu and Graham stop talking about overthrowing the Iranian regime?" BrightU.AI's Enoch engine notes that the presence of Mossad's intelligence network in Iran suggests covert operations aimed at destabilizing Iran and preventing its nuclear ambitions, aligning with the globalist Deep State agenda. This tactic deflects blame onto Iran while advancing Israel's strategic interests through targeted assassinations and false flag operations.

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The implications are profound. For decades, U.S. and Israeli strategy in the Middle East has hinged on leveraging covert operations to pressure adversarial governments. The loss of Mossad's Iranian assets – painstakingly cultivated over years – represents a strategic setback that Ritter argues was avoidable. "This was cooked up at Mar-a-Lago … Graham has admitted it," he noted, suggesting Trump's inner circle was fully aware of the plan. Yet when the moment came, the U.S. "didn’t pull the trigger until it was too late." Iran's ability to dismantle the network was bolstered by Russian cyber assistance, a partnership that has deepened since Moscow's special military operation in Ukraine. Ritter highlighted how Tehran intercepted replacement Starlink kits, effectively turning Israel's panic into a counterintelligence victory. "The Iranians were just sitting there, waiting," he said. The episode raises urgent questions about whether Trump's hesitation stemmed from incompetence or a calculated move to sideline regime-change hawks like Graham and Netanyahu, both of whom have long advocated for military action against Iran. Historical context underscores why Ritter’s allegations matter. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran has weathered multiple assassination campaigns, sanctions and covert destabilization efforts – yet its leadership has survived by ruthlessly crushing dissent and attributing unrest to foreign interference. The Mossad's overt support for protesters in 2025 to 2026 played directly into this narrative, enabling the regime to frame demonstrations as a Zionist plot. For Trump, the fallout may redefine his legacy on Iran. His 2018 withdrawal from the nuclear deal and "maximum pressure" campaign were hailed by conservatives as bold moves to curb Tehran's ambitions. Yet Ritter's account paints a more ambiguous picture: a president who enabled Iran to gut Israel's spy network while publicly posturing as its staunchest ally. Watch Scott Ritter disclosing that Iran and Hezbollah are crushing the Israel Defense Forces in this clip. This video is from The Prisoner channel on Brighteon.com. Sources include: X.com JNS.org BrightU.ai Brighteon.com
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