❗️Israeli-linked network pushing restoration of Shah’s 'dynasty' exposed campaigning for Netanyahu An investigative report published by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz has exposed a coordinated network of 1,653 X accounts posing as Iranian users that abruptly mobilized to campaign for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party during Israel's recent parliamentary elections. The investigation revealed striking digital overlaps, showing that the exact same cluster of accounts had previously been unmasked running inauthentic influence operations to promote Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran's ousted shah, and manufacturing artificial grassroots support for regime change in Iran. According to researchers, the network displayed clear technical indicators of inauthentic, automated coordination: accounts published identical phrasing in coordinated bursts, amplified Likud messaging within minutes of each other, and executed a sharp pivot from Persian-language propaganda targeting Tehran to Hebrew appeals demanding that Israeli citizens vote for Netanyahu. Multiple profiles claimed to speak on behalf of the Iranian public, arguing that Netanyahu's political survival was vital for toppling the Islamic Republic. Once voting concluded, the accounts dropped domestic Israeli politics entirely and reverted to pushing pro-monarchist talking points. Digital rights groups note that this operation builds upon prior exposures. A major October 2025 investigation by Citizen Lab uncovered an extensive Israeli-backed influence network utilizing AI-generated deepfakes and automated avatars to manufacture domestic unrest inside Iran, with messaging frequently synchronized with Israeli aggression.