HOW ISRAEL TRIED AND FAILED TO CHANGE THE IRANIAN REGIME

AT A GLANCE

The U.S. and Israel were united in going to war with Iran to change the regime.

Mark Mazzetti, a Times investigative reporter, explains how the failure of Israel to install Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran’s new leader led the U.S. to narrow its efforts in Iran to just launching attacks with no plan for a new government.

KEY FACTS

• Topic: US — the feed headline centres on ISRAEL, TRIED, FAILED, CHANGE, IRANIAN.
• Original feed: NYT > U.S. News.
• Published: 16 Jul 2026, 10:02 UK.
• Coverage checked: 1 distinct source and 0 closely matched related stories.

WHAT HAPPENED

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• NYT > U.S. News: and Israel were united in going to war with Iran to change the regime.
• NYT > U.S. News: Mark Mazzetti, a Times investigative reporter, explains how the failure of Israel to install Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran’s new leader led the U.S.
• NYT > U.S. News: to narrow its efforts in Iran to just launching attacks with no plan for a new government.

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1. 16/07/2026, 10:02 PRIMARY FEED HOW ISRAEL TRIED AND FAILED TO CHANGE THE IRANIAN REGIME (NYT > U.S. News • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]

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