Why Israel’s plans for regime change failed in Iran

As debates among Iran’s leadership continue, one intelligence agency had a very different vision for Iran’s postwar future. The New York Times and Haaretz news outlets recently reported that Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, Mossad, had prepared an elaborate plan to overthrow Iran’s leadership in the early stages of the Iran war. According to the reports, the plan began with killing Supreme Leader Khamenei, before providing aerial support for a Kurdish offensive from Iraq into Iran. Israeli officials hoped that as the offensive gained weapons and support, the Iranian public would join in until the effort reached Tehran, where Israel would install none other than hardline former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran’s new leader. Watch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. MEE LIVE: Tuesday & Thursday | 12pm EST | 5pm GMT | Join the conversation at [email protected] Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @middleeasteye   Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok:   / middleeasteye   Follow us on Instagram:   / middleeasteye   Like us on Facebook:   / middleeasteye   Follow us on Twitter:   / middleeasteye