A Flickering Flame in Tehran: The Unlikely Alliance with Ahmadinejad The world's attention has been drawn to a recent revelation about the United States' and Israel's alleged plan to install former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran's leader.
At first glance, this proposition appears absurd – a far fetched attempt to resurrect a figure once reviled by Americans and reform oriented Iranians for his extremist views on the Holocaust, gay rights, and nuclear proliferation.
However, closer examination reveals that this narrative is more than just a quixotic pipe dream.