Conflict● ElevatedAug 28 · Aug 28, 2026, 2:30 AM
Israel's dashed ambitions to topple the Iranian regime
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en] · Middle East
The Israeli government thought it could take advantage of the war launched with the US on February 28 to bring down the Islamic Republic. But the Mossad intelligence agency's plans to enlist the help of Kurdish opposition groups and former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad failed.
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