The terrorist Israeli prime minister’s secret UAE visit takes on new significance as revelations emerge of a plot to shore up his political position and manufacture a pretext for renewed aggression against Iran.

TEHRAN -- A well-informed regional source has revealed details about an incident involving an Emirati aircraft, saying Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to win an upcoming election is to drag U.S. President Donald Trump into a new quagmire against Iran.

Speaking to Press TV, the source said the "absurd scenario" — the hijacking of an Emirati aircraft bound for the occupied territories from the UAE, followed by its landing in Saudi Arabia — was carried out on Wednesday, three days after Netanyahu travelled to the United Arab Emirates accompanied by several senior military and intelligence officials.

The project, the source said, was discussed and finalized during the visit. During that trip, in addition to the UAE being tasked with playing a role in Israel's regional projects, multilateral talks were held with officials from several other Arab countries to devise a false-flag operation and attribute it to Iran.

The source said the objective is to force Trump into a new quagmire and trigger a new round of war against Iran.

Netanyahu, the source said, is deeply concerned that if Knesset elections are held under the current circumstances, his coalition will be unable to secure a majority.

"In that case, after being removed from the premiership, he would have to spend the rest of his political life behind bars," the source said.

The source added that Netanyahu hopes, through the influence he wields over the White House and Trump personally, to once again drag Washington into a full-scale war against the Islamic Republic, using "America's weapons, economy, and declining credibility" to repair his own "dire political situation."

According to the source, all enemy movements by the United States and Israel are being closely monitored in Iran, and preparations are in place for the possibility of another act of folly under the pretext of Netanyahu's "absurd, pre-planned aircraft hijacking scheme."

Iran, the source said, is prepared to deliver "harsh and devastating blows" to Israel and the United States in the event of any hostile action.

The episode began when a Flydubai Boeing 737 carrying 174 passengers, most of them Israeli settlers, made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday following what was described as a violent confrontation between the pilot and co-pilot in the cockpit.

Netanyahu and his war minister, Israel Katz, immediately characterized the incident as a "terrorist" attack. Netanyahu compared it to the September 11 attacks, claimed the Omani co-pilot had undergone "radical indoctrination," and suggested Iran could have been involved.

Yet no public evidence has established an ideologically motivated attack or an Iranian connection.

Early Israeli media reports offered entirely different explanations, including a personal dispute or an attempted suicide by the co-pilot. Israel's Channel 12 reported on Thursday that the Saudi investigation had found no indication of terrorism at that stage.

The timing carried clear political value for Netanyahu. Israeli media have reported that he is under pressure ahead of the October 27 election, while controversy over the October 7 Hamas operation continues to raise questions about his warnings and preparedness.

Haaretz reported on September 9 that Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan had spoken to Netanyahu roughly 10 days before the October 7 operation and warned him of a threat from then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Bin Zayed had also previously alerted Israel's Shin Bet, according to the report.

Israeli media said the purpose of Netanyahu's reported secret visit to Abu Dhabi was to ask bin Zayed to deny reports that he had warned him about the looming Hamas threat.

Against this backdrop, the Flydubai scenario provided Netanyahu an opportunity to shift the political narrative from questions over October 7 failures to a new story about "terrorism," Iranian threats, and renewed confrontation.

Analysts have warned against making such a connection. Dani Citrinowicz, an Iran affairs researcher at Israel's Institute for Security Studies, said there was a difference between preparing for possible scenarios and creating the impression that another war was imminent.

He warned that if Tehran concluded Israel was preparing an attack, it could take pre-emptive action, producing a cycle of escalation.

Citrinowicz described the situation as "playing with fire" and warned that statements by Israeli officials could become a "self-fulfilling prophecy." Other analysts described the attempt to connect the incident to Iran as sounding like "a Hollywood screenplay."

Flydubai itself has urged against premature speculation until the investigation is completed and suspended flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv while the investigation continued.

Netanyahu has said Israel will determine within days whether the co-pilot had links to Iran, adding, “We will get to the bottom of it.”

The central question surrounding the episode, therefore, is not what happened inside the cockpit, but the deliberate construction of a security narrative around the flight designed in advance to transform an unexplained aviation incident into a potential pretext for a new war with Iran.