The report said both officials were among the architects of a written operational plot aimed at bringing down the Islamic Republic by exploiting terrorist groups and igniting mass protests. The plan reportedly envisioned Israeli strikes against Islamic Revolution Guards Corps positions near Iran's border with the Iraqi Kurdistan region. The United States and Israel launched the unprovoked war of aggression on Iran on February 28 with strikes that assassinated senior Iranian officials and also targeted an elementary school in Minab, killing 168 children and teachers. Despite the terrorist strikes, the US-Israeli coalition failed to achieve any of its declared objectives as Iran carried out mighty retaliatory strikes against US and Israeli assets across the region. Nevertheless, the Israeli regime sold the plot to the Trump administration, persuading the US president that strikes would topple the Iranian government.