ALBAWABA- Amid rapidly escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran, unconfirmed reports have surfaced alleging the assassination of former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Ahmadinejad has reportedly been shot and killed in a street attack in Tehran, along with his wife and two sons, according to Azerbaijani state television.
However, Ahmadinejad’s office denied assassination reports after widespread rumors of a killing in Tehran. Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is alive and in good health, his office confirmed Monday, denying earlier unverified reports that he had been killed in a shooting attack in Tehran.
“Reports of President Ahmadinejad’s assassination are completely untrue,” his office said in a statement, reported by AlHadath.
While Iranian state media and officials have not issued any formal confirmation, the claim is circulating widely across regional platforms and social media.
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If verified, the killing of such a high-profile political figure would mark a dramatic escalation in the current conflict, potentially triggering severe retaliation from Tehran.
Ahmadinejad, who served as president from 2005 to 2013, remains a polarizing figure in Iranian politics and a vocal critic of Western policies.
