Israeli and US officials planned to install former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the new leader of Iran, but lost his support after he was wounded in an Israeli strike meant to free him from house arrest. nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/poli… #politics #war #IranWar #UnitedStates #Israel #Iran
I'd be fairly confident that Israel told the US they were going to try to free him from house arrest, then went and attempted to assassinate him anyway.
Gracchus Babeuf Bourguignon
in reply to ⁂ L. Rhodes • • •I'd be fairly confident that Israel told the US they were going to try to free him from house arrest, then went and attempted to assassinate him anyway.
Bibi has form for such behaviours.
⁂ L. Rhodes
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