They wanted a quick win, Venezuela 2.0.

The regime clearly had Rodriguez in the bag, before they snatched Maduro, and threw Machado under the bus. They clearly did NOT have anyone in the bag in Iran. If they did not have anyone in the bag, then they would have known that it wasn't going to be Venezuela 2.0, before they attacked.

This latest attempt to explain they had a plan, is laffable.

NYT: Israeli-developed plan sought to have Ahmadinejad run Iran after Khamenei killed

Assessing that bombing and expected Kurdish invasion would collapse regime, Israel reportedly used airstrike to free Holocaust-denying ex-president from house arrest, but he soured on plan

An Israeli-developed plan called for installing Iran’s Holocaust-denying former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the country’s new leader, after the killing of Ali Khamenei and other top Iranian officials at the end of February, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.

Ahmadinejad was consulted about the plan, according to the Times, though the manner of his recruitment remains unknown.

The attack succeeded in freeing the ex-president, but it wounded him in the process, after which he reportedly became disillusioned with the scheme. He has not been seen since, and his whereabouts are unknown.

timesofisrael.com - Nyt israeli developed plan sought to have ahmadinejad run iran after khamenei killed

This is nuts. I remember how western media reacted with horror when Ahmadinejad was first elected. And now, we are supposed to believe he was Israel's pick to run Iran? More likely, the Israeli propaganda machine worked over time, after their real pick "Prince Reza" was found to have no support in Iran. I used to have respect for the capabilities of Israeli intelligence operations. But this is a joke. I see the big dogs at Mossad in a mad scramble to provide some sort of cover story to pretend they had someone in the bag. This is the best they could cook up, after three months of efforts? File this with "they're eating dogs and cats".

Chaos and forever war is more profitable for Trump. Would Trump the Empire Builder double cross "Bibi", say he wants regime change too, then pivot to forever war? Of course.

Steve