Who is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? US and Israel’s pick to lead Iran

Download our app The United States and Israel initiated a war in Iran with the objective of installing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the country’s new leader, a plan developed in consultation with Ahmadinejad himself, US officials briefed on the discussions told the New York Times. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was injured in an Israeli strike on his Tehran home, which was reportedly an attempt to free him from house arrest, resulting in the deaths of three of his Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps bodyguards.