A striking revelation from The New York Times details how an early goal of the U.S.-backed military campaign against Iran was to install former hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the country’s leader. While full details of the report remain behind a paywall, the headline alone signals a potentially explosive chapter in the history of American intervention in the Middle East — one that, if confirmed, would mark a dramatic departure from stated U.S. policy goals of promoting democratic governance.
Walter Murrow
May 20, 2026
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