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  "textContent": "US and Israeli officials didn't just launch a war against Iran this year; they also quietly bet on an unlikely replacement to lead the country: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The former Iranian president—famous for Holocaust denial, backing Tehran's nuclear program, and once urging Israel's eradication—was nonetheless seen as a potential...",
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