US and Israel planned to install Ahmadinejad as Iranian leader, NYT says
US and Israel planned to install Ahmadinejad as Iranian leader, NYT says The United States and Israel [went into war on Iran](/news/liveblog/2026/5/20/iran-war-live-tehran-warns-of-many-more-surprises-if-conflict-resumes) intending to replace the regime’s leadership