US and Israel ‘hoped to install Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader’

How Ahmadinejad was recruited to take part remains unknown.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was apparently earmarked for a return to the top in Iran until events intervened.

Israeli strike injured Ahmadinejad, hindering transition plans.

President Donald Trump had been open about the US-Israeli plan to initiate “regime change” in Iran, replacing the old establishment with “someone from within”.