The CIA probably said they had a revolution all setup and ready to go.
Why anyone trusts them on that shit I'll never know.
My theory and I've said this for months, is I think they had a plan to try to destabilize the IRGC and they literally tried to break Mahmoud ahmadinajad out of house arrest by bombing his front door, with the hope that they could negotiate with him and he could assume control of the country and also be "moderate" to deal with.
I literally think this was their plan.
Ahmadinajad hasn't been seen in months, he's in hiding and there was no contingency.