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Early War Goal to Install Hardline Former Iranian President Revealed
Reports indicate that an early objective of the war was to install a hardline former president as Iran's leader.
19 May, 23:33 — 20 May, 02:58
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NYTMostly Factual37d ago
Early War Goal Was to Install Hard Line Former President as Iran’s Leader
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.
By Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Farnaz Fassihi and Ronen Bergman
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Early war goal was to install hard line former President as Iran’s Leader
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First report: NYT · 19 May, 23:33|Full coverage: 2 · 3h|Window: 3h
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