Early War Goal Was to Install Hard Line Former President as Iran’s Leader

Posted by PolicyWire

An Israeli strike designed to free Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from house arrest in Tehran, U.S. officials said, was part of an effort to bring about regime change and put him in power.

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tomspark wrote:

That's absolutely insane if true. Installing a hardliner to try to "moderate" things is like playing with fire — you're basically guaranteeing escalation instead of a path off the conflict treadmill.