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Israel's Secret Plan to Topple Iran's Regime Using Ahmadinejad Revealed

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First reported by Ynet · 11 hours ago

What happened

Israel developed a covert 2025-2026 plan to overthrow Iran's regime by backing former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Kurdish forces, but U.S. intervention halted the operation shortly after it began. Despite initial Israeli advances and secret meetings with Ahmadinejad, the plan ultimately failed, and Ahmadinejad remains under house arrest in Tehran.

01Israel planned a 2025-2026 operation to topple Iran's regime using former President Ahmadinejad.
02The plan involved Israeli airstrikes and Kurdish forces entering Iran to spark mass protests.
03Thousands of Kurdish fighters trained in Israel with strict rules against civilian harm.
04U.S. President Trump initially approved but later halted Kurdish involvement under external pressure.
05An alternative Israeli plan failed, and Ahmadinejad distanced himself from the operation.
06Ahmadinejad was extracted from house arrest but remains under Revolutionary Guards' supervision in Tehran.

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