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Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad killed in Israeli-US strikes - report
Iranian media reported former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was killed in US-Israeli strikes, though sources close to him have denied the claims.
- On Sunday, Iranian media reported that former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was killed in Israeli and United States strikes, struck at his home and killed with his bodyguards.
- Israeli media said because Ahmadinejad had been described as part of an ongoing campaign targeting senior Iranian figures, linked to Iran's nuclear program and defiance of the West.
- Ahmadinejad served as Iran's president from 2005 to 2013, during which the 2009 disputed election sparked the Green Movement; after leaving office, the Guardian Council disqualified his candidacy three times despite his popularity among lower-income Iranians.
- Internal rivalry between Ahmadinejad and Khamenei is highlighted, as reports follow Saturday's death of Khamenei and mention Ahmadinejad's recent attempts to run again amid tensions.
- Given his notoriety, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was once considered one of Israel's most bitter adversaries and drew ridicule in the West for controversial statements at Columbia University, New York.
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Israel Hayom
Israel HayomFormer Iranian president Ahmadinejad reported killed
Ahmadinejad served as the president of Iran from 2005 until 2013.
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ussanews.comIran’s Ex-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Who Said ‘Israel Must Be Wiped Off The Map,’ Is Killed in Israeli Airstrikes
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s ex-president who said ‘Israel must be wiped off the map,’ killed in Israeli airstrikes Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — a polarizing hardliner who became the face of Tehran’s nuclear defiance and incendiary anti-Israel rhetoric — was reportedly killed in Israeli airstrikes during Saturday’s strikes inside Iran. During a 2005 conference titled “A World Without Zionism,” he quoted Iran’s founding leader, A…
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