Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud – War Watch

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Early War Goal Was to Install Hard-Line Former President as Iran’s Leader
ByMark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Farnaz Fassihi and Ronen Bergman May 19, 2026May 20, 2026

An Israeli strike designed to free Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from house arrest in Tehran, U.S. officials said, was part of an effort to bring about regime change and put him in power.

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Iran’s New Security Chief Is a Hard-Line Former Guards Commander
ByYeganeh Torbati March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr replaces Ali Larijani, who was killed last week in an Israeli strike. He has a history of expanding the Guards’ reach into Iran’s politics.

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New Supreme Leader Inherits Sprawling, Secretive Office That Dominates Iran
ByNeil MacFarquhar March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

His father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had turned what was traditionally a religious affairs office into a shadowy national security juggernaut.

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Can Trump Legally Kill Iran’s Leader?
ByCharlie Savage March 2, 2026March 3, 2026

The United States and Israel started a war with Iran by killing its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Israel Targeted Top Iranian Leaders in Attack’s Opening Strikes
ByAbdi Latif Dahir and Aaron Boxerman February 28, 2026February 28, 2026

At least one gathering of senior officials and military leaders was hit, but it was not immediately clear whether the effort to kill them had succeeded.

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