Reports say Iran's supreme leader was seriously injured in U.S. strikes
Corroborated by 15 sources from 15 publishers
TL;DR
US and Israel planned to install Ahmadinejad as Iranian leader, NYT says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was being lined up by the US and Israel in Iran similarly to Rodriguez after Maduro in Venezuela Israel Moves Closer to September Election After Parliament Vote Fresh questions have been raised over the US and Israeli effort to depose the Iranian regime after it was claimed that Israel wanted to put the populist Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in power.
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