Did regime change plans in Iran include hardliner who called to 'wipe Israel off the map'?

Key points

• Nov.
• 26, 2006 file photo of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Centre) (Photo credit: AP) Why Ahmadinejad was seen as a possible option Israeli strike targeted Ahmadinejad’s residence How deeply Ahmadinejad was involved?
• What Mossad believed?
• The United States and Israel reportedly explored a regime-change plan in Iran after Israeli strikes allegedly killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several top officials in the early days of the war, according to a report by The New York Times.Days after the strikes, US President Donald Trump had also publicly suggested that it would be best if "someone from within" Iran took over the country.The report claims that Washington and Tel Aviv had quietly considered a plan centred around former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a hardline leader once known for his fierce anti-Israel and anti-American rhetoric.He was also widely known for inflammatory remarks about Israel, including calls to "wipe Israel off the map."Ahmadinejad was long seen...