Israeli claims about an Iran 'threat' were always a lie. Now we have proof

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The New York Times reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu allegedly proposed a plan to former US President Donald Trump involving the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the installation of former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. This alleged scheme, intended to facilitate regime change in Iran, was reportedly conceived to counter a perceived Iranian threat and maintain Israel's regional influence and nuclear status.

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Submitted by Jonathan Cook on Fri, 05/29/2026 - 14:00 It is not Tehran led by unhinged, genocidal megalomaniacs threatening the security of the region and the world. It is Tel Aviv and Washington Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is pictured in Tehran on 2 June 2024 (Atta Kenare/AFP) Off Could it be that Israel’s 30-year narrative about Iran - one that persuaded US President Donald Trump to wage a criminal and disastrous war of aggression - was always a fiction, an invention cooked up in Tel

Israeli claims about an Iran 'threat' were always a lie. Now we have proof

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