The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mahmoud-ahmadinejad/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:54:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mahmoud-ahmadinejad/ 32 32 Report: Ahmadinejad met Mossad chief under Israeli plan to install him as Iran leader https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-ahmadinejad-met-mossad-chief-under-israeli-plan-to-install-him-as-iran-leader/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:23:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3860277 NYT cites US officials, sources as saying yearslong regime change plot involved at least 2 meetings with Mossad in Hungary, as Israel looked to prop up anti-Israel Holocaust-denier

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]]> Iran’s reformist ex-PM hospitalized after 15 years under house arrest, aide says https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-ex-premier-hospitalized-after-15-years-under-house-arrest-aide-says/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:50:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3837256 Mir Hossein Mousavi was focus of 2009 mass protests after he was declared loser of disputed election; his condition is said to have worsened after Feb. 28 airstrike damaged his home

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]]> NYT: Israeli-developed plan sought to have Ahmadinejad run Iran after Khamenei killed https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyt-israeli-developed-plan-sought-to-have-ahmadinejad-run-iran-after-khamenei-killed/ Wed, 20 May 2026 08:55:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3827215 Assessing that bombing and expected Kurdish invasion would collapse regime, Israel reportedly used airstrike to free Holocaust-denying ex-president from house arrest, but he soured on plan

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]]> Seeking clarity, and safety, in a war marked by incoherent leadership and a momentous goal https://www.timesofisrael.com/seeking-clarity-and-safety-in-a-war-marked-by-incoherent-leadership-and-a-momentous-goal/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:06:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3773795 Work and worry under missile attack * Searching for truth in a sea of misinformation * Intellectual problems for Israel-haters * Is Trump all-in?

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]]> Head of Iranian unit countering Mossad was Israeli agent, says ex-president Ahmadinejad https://www.timesofisrael.com/head-of-iranian-unit-countering-mossad-was-israeli-agent-says-ex-president-ahmadinejad/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:43:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3387673 Iran's former leader claims secret service division tasked with rooting out Israeli spies had within its ranks 20 who were working as moles and provided nuclear information

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]]> Iran okays 6 candidates for presidential race, again blocks Ahmadinejad https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-okays-6-candidates-for-presidential-race-again-blocks-ahmadinejad/ Sun, 09 Jun 2024 13:59:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3308600 Firebrand former president who clashed with Supreme Leader Khamenei is barred from final list; Mohammed Bagher Qaliba, a controversial ex-IRGC general, is seen as frontrunner

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]]> Iranian ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 election https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-ex-president-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-registers-for-june-28-election/ Sun, 02 Jun 2024 09:00:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3302992 Khamenei 'right-hand man' Vahid Haghanian, who's under US sanctions, also among candidates awaiting hardline Guardian Council's approval to vie in race called after Raisi's death

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]]> Iran opens registration for presidential elections following Raisi’s death https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-opens-registration-for-presidential-elections-following-raisis-death/ Thu, 30 May 2024 11:54:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3301263 Possible frontrunners include acting incumbent Mohammad Mokhber and former presidents Ahmadinejad and Khatami, though unclear if latter are eligible to run

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]]> Jewish groups decry visit of Iran’s Ahmadinejad to Hungarian university https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-groups-decry-visit-of-irans-ahmadinejad-to-hungarian-university/ Wed, 08 May 2024 18:04:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3285490 Two congregations urge school to reconsider giving Holocaust-denying ex-president platform; Israel calls invitation a 'grave insult' to Hungarian Jewish victims of genocide

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]]> Iran’s Holocaust-denying ex-president Ahmadinejad to run again for office https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-holocaust-denying-ex-president-ahmadinejad-to-run-again-for-office/ Wed, 12 May 2021 10:31:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2542040 Firebrand former leader, who threatened to build nuclear bomb during his term but has since become a critic of Tehran's establishment, was barred from running in 2017

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]]> Pro-reform Iranian religious leader dies aged 83 https://www.timesofisrael.com/pro-reform-iranian-religious-leader-dies-aged-83/ Sun, 13 Sep 2020 07:15:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2387068 Critic of hardline former president Ahmadinejad and supporter of pro-reform Iranian politicians, Ayatollah Yousef Saanei had been hospitalized with broken hip and wrist

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]]> Iran’s Ahmadinejad to Jewish journalist: I’m not an anti-Semite https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-ahmadinejad-to-jewish-journalist-im-not-an-anti-semite/ Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:02:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2114502 Though looking to remake image, ex-president - who hosted 2006 Holocaust denial meet, championed nuclear program, urged Israel's demise - still won't speak to Israeli publication

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]]> Key dates since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution https://www.timesofisrael.com/key-dates-since-irans-1979-islamic-revolution/ Fri, 01 Feb 2019 12:32:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2010582 From takeover of American embassy to Trump's nuclear deal withdrawal, hostile ties with US have been a defining feature of the Islamic Republic

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]]> Iran arrests ex-minister of welfare over financial fraud https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-arrests-ex-minister-of-welfare-over-financial-fraud/ Mon, 12 Nov 2018 07:57:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1959580 Parviz Kazemi is the latest crony of ex-president Ahmadinejad to be held over alleged corruption

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]]> Iran’s Ahmadinejad takes surprising interest in US college football https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-ahmadinejad-takes-interest-in-us-college-football/ Tue, 16 Oct 2018 20:59:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1943337 Twitter users sarcastically ask former Iranian president for more sports analysis after he states support for Kaepernick, University of Michigan

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