{"id":345518,"date":"2026-05-21T18:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-israel-plotted-to-install-a-new-iranian-leader-what-happened\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T18:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:00:10","slug":"us-israel-plotted-to-install-a-new-iranian-leader-what-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-israel-plotted-to-install-a-new-iranian-leader-what-happened\/","title":{"rendered":"US &amp; Israel plotted to install a new Iranian leader. What happened?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/4lFRdsxKqqw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US &amp; Israel plotted to install a new Iranian leader. What happened?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4lFRdsxKqqw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Erin Burnett talks to Mark Mazzetti, investigative reporter for the New York Times, about his new reporting on a US-Israeli plan to install former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad back into power in the opening days of the war. <\/p>\n<p>CNN global affairs analyst Karim Sadjadpour and Council on Foreign Relations President Emeritus Richard Haass weigh in on the report. <\/p>\n<p>0:00 What happened to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the start of the war?<br \/>\n1:37 Mark Mazzetti says Ahmadinejad was in contact with US &amp; Israeli officials<br \/>\n4:04 Where is Ahmadinejad now? 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