The rise and (temporary) fall of the plan to topple the Iranian regime
עלייתה ונפילתה (בינתיים) של התוכנית להפלת המשטר באיראן
Summary
Israel had planned a sweeping operation to topple Iran's regime, including targeted killings of top leadership, mass protests, a Kurdish invasion from Iraq, and installing alternative leadership in Tehran — but after 40 days of fighting, the plan appears to have been shelved.
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</div>בישראל תכננו מהלך רחב היקף שיכלול חיסול של צמרת המשטר, מחאה המונית, פלישה כורדית מעיראק והצבת הנהגה חלופית בטהרן. בתום 40 ימי לחימה - למקדמי התוכנית נותר לקוות לחידוש האש. הכתבה המלאה - במוסף לשבת של "ידיעות אחרונות" וב"ידיעות+"Related dispatches
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