Donald Trump News | Who Is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Trump's 1st Choice For Iran's New Leader

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• A regime change in Tehran was a key part of US President Donald Trump's agenda when American and Israeli forces launched a surprise attack on Iran, killing the then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
• In the early days of the salvo, Trump repeatedly suggested that Iran's next leader should come "from within" the Islamic Republic.
• Now it turns out that the US leader had a very particular and very surprising someone in mind for the top role: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former Iranian president known for his hard-line, anti-Israel and anti-American views.
• The audacious plan was developed by the Israelis, according to a report by The New York Times.
• The report implied that Ahmadinejad, who was also injured in the February 28 strikes, had been consulted about the proposal, but he quickly went awry.