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.
Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/iran-israel-us-leader-ahmadinejad.html
Author : Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Farnaz Fassihi and Ronen Bergman
Publish date : 2026-05-19 23:56:00
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