The US and Israel considered a highly unexpected scenario regarding a change of power in Iran. It was planned to bring former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a politician known for his radical anti-American and anti-Israeli views, to lead the country.
Modern.az, citing "The New York Times", reports that the strike Israel launched on Ahmadinejad's home in Tehran on the first day of the war was not an attempt to kill him, but part of an operation to free him from house arrest. According to sources, the goal was also to destroy the security service that controlled the ex-president.
According to "NYT" interlocutors, Ahmadinejad survived the strikes but was wounded. After this, he reportedly refused to participate in the regime change plan. Since then, the politician has not appeared in public, and his whereabouts and condition remain uncertain.
It is also noted that in recent years, Ahmadinejad has made visits to countries with close ties to Israel, including Guatemala and Hungary. His visits to Budapest shortly before the start of the war, in particular, attracted attention.
If the "NYT" information is confirmed, this could be one of the most unexpected episodes of the entire war: an attempt to bring to power in Iran a figure who for decades was considered one of the symbols of a harsh anti-Israeli and anti-American line.
