Mossad, Ahmadinejad, and the plan to topple Iran’s regime - with Ronen Bergman
5/20/202636 min
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Did the U.S. and Israel plan to replace Iran’s regime with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?!
A new New York Times investigation has revealed an astonishing alleged U.S.-Israeli plan behind the war with Iran: not just strikes on nuclear sites and missile capabilities, but a broader attempt at regime change, together with none other than Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Ronen Bergman joins Dan to explain how the plan was built, why Ahmadinejad became part of it, why it collapsed before it could fully begin, and what it means that the story is coming out while the war is still unresolved.
In this episode:
- Ronen’s first reaction to the Ahmadinejad story
- How Israel’s goal shifted from strikes to regime change
- Why the 12-day war left the core Iran problem unresolved
- What the Mossad plan was supposed to do in the first 100 hours
- Why Ahmadinejad was considered as an internal alternative
- The strike that was meant to free Ahmadinejad
- The plan for Kurdish forces to enter Iran, and why it never moved forward
- Who benefits from this story going public
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First 90 secondsRonen Bergman· Guest0:00
[gentle music] Dear Dan and the Arc team My daughter just finished her freshman year of high school I'm looking for a meaningful program in Israel I'm looking for a program, but where do I start?
Dan Senor· Host0:09
Those are actual lines from Arc Media's inbox. Questions about teen programs just keep piling up, and honestly, it makes sense. Jewish teens are growing up in a world that asks a lot of them. They're seeing Israel debated online, argued about in classrooms, and reduced to simplistic social media posts, often before they've ever had the chance to experience it for themselves. That's where Route One comes in. Route One helps make immersive trips to Israel possible for North American Jewish teens before they go to college, not to tell them what to think, but to give them the chance to travel through Israel, ask questions, listen, and connect. The result is not just a trip, it's a deeper connection to Israel, to community, and to something bigger than themselves. At a time when Jewish identity is being tested in very real ways, Route One gives teens something powerful, lived experience. To learn more, visit routeone.org. [upbeat music] You are listening to an Arc Media podcast.
Ronen Bergman· Guest1:17
When The New York Times first got an Iranian source saying that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could be the designated person to be