Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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.
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.

The architect of Iran’s military survival remains defiant

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.

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

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

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


Iran's supreme leader tells Ahmadinejad not to run again for president

Ahmadinejad had not announced any plans to run in the vote scheduled for May, but has made several speeches in recent months, prompting speculation of a political comeback.

Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (second left) visits the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility.

The comeback of Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?

An Iran poll survey suggests that the former president now trails incumbent Hassan Rouhani by just eight percentage points in a head-to-head match-up, compared with 27 points in May 2015.

Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the UN General Assembly in New York in 2012.

What did former Iranian president Ahmadinejad write to Obama?

Ahmadinejad reiterated that despite promises to improve ties between the two countries, the US is pursuing the same "hostile policies along with the same trend of enmity."

Ahmadinejad and Obama

Allegations of corruption, bribery weigh on Ahmadinejad as jailed ex-deputy speaks out

A Facebook and Instagram campaign were started shortly after the letter was published called "Demand for Trial of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad."

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (left) sits above former president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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Ahmadinejad launches website and Instagram account in hopeful political comeback

The former Iranian president is making an intense media push as he returns to the public eye.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (left) sits above former president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Iranian vice president under Ahmadinejad jailed for five years

Mohammad Reza Rahimi, who was appointed in 2009 after Ahmadinejad's re-election, was indicted in March in connection with a billion-dollar money laundering and embezzlement scheme.

Mohammad Reza Rahimi makes a "V" sign as he arrives at the Iranian garden in Maroun al-Ras village.

Execution rate accelerates in Iran under Rouhani

The five main reasons for death sentences in Iran are heresy, homosexuality, rape, murder and armed struggle.

Iranian Judiciary officials prepare to hang convicted murderer Hashem

Iranian foreign minister under fire for condemning holocaust

Javad Zarif called Holocaust "horrifying tragedy,"; Islamic hardliners summon him to appear in closed session of parliament to discuss matter.

Iranian FM Javad Zarif 370

As sanctions bite, Iran's Rouhani presents austerity budget to parliament

Iran's budget for the year starting in March 2014 tops $66 billion, down from Ahmadinejad's $200 billion budget last year.

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