Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Iran's former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is back, at least in the headlines - analysis

With the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, it was believed that Ahmadinejad had the religious clout to take up the reins. How would he take over the presidency with Masoud Pezeshkian still in office?

MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD former president of Iran, speaks at a press conference after registering as a candidate for the presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran June 2, 2024.
THEN-IRANIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends a UN General Assembly meeting on rule of law in 2012.

Was Ahmadinejad in the running to be reinstated?

Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a press conference after registering as a candidate for the presidential election, at Tehran’s Interior Ministry, June 2024.

Israel, US early war goals sought to reinstate Iran's Ahmadinejad as leader, NYT reports

Mira Nassiri. From crossing mountains into Turkey to confronting legal challenges in Canada, her story is one of persistence and pursuit.

Money, power, exile: Inside an Iranian exile’s war on regime-linked wealth in Canada


Israel, US believe Mojtaba Khamenei not functioning as leader, IRGC commanders make choices for him

The NYT reported that Khamenei remains "mentally sharp and engaged," receiving handwritten notes with updates from the outside world.

Mojtaba Khamenei, son of former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The architect of Iran’s military survival remains defiant

Ahmad Vahidi, a known quantity for Israel and the West, became the face of a regime that prefers total confrontation over any semblance of pragmatism.

Ahmad Vahidi, former IRGC Quds Force commander, addresses Iranian students during a demonstration against the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on October 3, 2024 in Tehran, Iran.

Mojtaba Khamenei deadlier than his father, ex-study partner of supreme leader tells ‘Post’

Jaber Rajabi, former Iranian official and ex-study partner of supreme leader, shares a warning that Mojtaba Khamenei is a greater threat than his father.

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2016.

Israel-US strike on Iran's former president acted as jailbreak from regime control - report

Since his alleged escape, Ahmadinejad has made few public addresses, including a congratulatory message on Mojtaba Khamenei’s rise to supreme leader.

Then-Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad pictured in Tehran in 2011; illustrative.

Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad killed in Israeli-US strikes - report

Ahmadinejad served as the president of Iran from 2005 until 2013.

Then-Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad pictured in Tehran in 2011; illustrative.

Ayandeh Bank's collapse highlights breakdown of Iran’s financial system - WSJ

Ayandeh Bank, which was run by individuals connected to the Iranian regime, failed after accumulating nearly $5 billion in losses from bad loans.

Iranians walks past a Bank Ayandeh and Parian, on the first anniversary of the nuclear agreement, in the capital Tehran on Jaunary 14, 2017.

Is there a chance for regime change in Iran? - opinion

Reza Pahlavi lacks the internal support structure and organizational mechanisms required to coordinate a successful uprising from within. 

 SUPPORTERS OF Reza Pahlavi protest against the current Iranian regime, in Los Angeles, last week. Indications are that Pahlavi lacks the internal support structure and organizational mechanisms to coordinate a successful uprising from within, says the writer.

Ex-Iranian president Ahmedinejad claims Mossad infiltrated Iranian intelligence

Iran's intelligence services established a unit to combat the activities of the Israeli Mossad in the country. Ahmadinejad claimed that the head of the unit was secretly a Mossad agent.

 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad former president of Iran, speaks at a press conference after registering as a candidate for the presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran June 2, 2024.

Unknown suspect attempts assassination of Iran's former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - report

Repairmen who claimed to fix a faulty air conditioner in the former president's vehicle, which was allegedly sabotaged two days earlier, are the primary suspects in the assassination attempt.

 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad former president of Iran, speaks at a press conference after registering as a candidate for the presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran June 2, 2024.

US-Iran ties? Former Iranian president Ahmadinejad would be in favor under Trump presidency

"For how much longer do we desire to remain in conflict with the US?" He questioned.

(L-R): Former US president Donald Trump, former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad