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Reports emerge that Ahmadinejad killed, as state media says it cannot confirm his fate
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Amid reports of former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s death, Iranian state media says reports cannot be confirmed.
Israeli and international media report that the hardline former Iranian president was killed in a Saturday strike on his home, citing “state media.”
Some outlets cite the Iran Labor News Agency. However, the news site says explicitly that the reports “cannot be confirmed.”
“One of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s close associates, in contact with ILNA, denied the news of the martyrdom of the president of the ninth and tenth governments without any additional information, saying: ‘The news of his martyrdom is false,” according to the outlet.
Neither Israel nor Iran have put out an official statement.
The Times of Israel Community.