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Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (left) arrives at the Interior Ministry to register his name as a candidate for the presidential election, in Tehran, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi); former Mossad Director David Barnea attends an event at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, June 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 13, 2026, 5:23 pm
Report: Ahmadinejad met Mossad chief under Israeli plan to install him as Iran leader
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
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi at a rally in Tehran, 2009 (photo credit: CC BY-Hamed Saber/Wikimedia Commons)
June 5, 2026, 10:50 pm
Iran’s reformist ex-PM hospitalized after 15 years under house arrest, aide says
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
By AFP
Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes the V-sign for victory after registering his candidacy for Iran's presidential election in Tehran on June 2, 2024 (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
May 20, 2026, 11:55 am
NYT: Israeli-developed plan sought to have Ahmadinejad run Iran after Khamenei killed
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
By ToI Staff
The fuel tank section of an Iranian ballistic missile that crashed down in a field in central Israel, March 10, 2026. (Flash90)
March 11, 2026, 5:06 pm
Seeking clarity, and safety, in a war marked by incoherent leadership and a momentous goal
Work and worry under missile attack * Searching for truth in a sea of misinformation * Intellectual problems for Israel-haters * Is Trump all-in?
By David Horovitz
Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the media after registering his candidacy for Iran's presidential election in Tehran on June 2, 2024. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
October 1, 2024, 12:43 pm
Head of Iranian unit countering Mossad was Israeli agent, says ex-president Ahmadinejad
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
By ToI Staff
Iran's hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad puts his hand on his head as a gesture of respect to the media while registering his name as a candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
June 9, 2024, 4:59 pm
Iran okays 6 candidates for presidential race, again blocks Ahmadinejad
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
By AP
Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes the V-sign for victory after registering his candidacy for Iran's presidential election in Tehran on June 2, 2024 (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
June 2, 2024, 12:00 pm
Iranian ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 election
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
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Iranian elections headquarters staff work to register candidates for the June 28 presidential elections at the Interior Ministry in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, May 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 30, 2024, 2:54 pm
Iran opens registration for presidential elections following Raisi’s death
Possible frontrunners include acting incumbent Mohammad Mokhber and former presidents Ahmadinejad and Khatami, though unclear if latter are eligible to run
By Jon Gambrell and Amir Vahdat
Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks with the media after registering his name as a candidate for the June 18 presidential elections at elections headquarters of the Interior Ministry in Tehran, Iran, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 8, 2024, 9:04 pm
Jewish groups decry visit of Iran’s Ahmadinejad to Hungarian university
Two congregations urge school to reconsider giving Holocaust-denying ex-president platform; Israel calls invitation a ‘grave insult’ to Hungarian Jewish victims of genocide
By AFP
Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks with the media after registering his name as a candidate for the June 18 presidential elections at elections headquarters of the Interior Ministry in Tehran, Iran, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 12, 2021, 1:31 pm
Iran’s Holocaust-denying ex-president Ahmadinejad to run again for office
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
By Nasser Karimi
Ayatollah Yousef Saanei October 8, 2008. (Screengrab: YouTube)
September 13, 2020, 10:15 am
Pro-reform Iranian religious leader dies aged 83
Critic of hardline former president Ahmadinejad and supporter of pro-reform Iranian politicians, Ayatollah Yousef Saanei had been hospitalized with broken hip and wrist
By AP
Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, pictured at his office in Tehran, in April 2017. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)
July 22, 2019, 6:02 pm
Iran’s Ahmadinejad to Jewish journalist: I’m not an anti-Semite
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
By Samuel Thrope
In this photo from October 9, 1978, Iranian protesters demonstrate against Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo, File)
February 1, 2019, 2:32 pm
Key dates since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution
From takeover of American embassy to Trump’s nuclear deal withdrawal, hostile ties with US have been a defining feature of the Islamic Republic
By AFP
Iran's minister of Social Welfare, Abdolreza Mesri in Tehran, Iran on Oct. 29, 2006. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
November 12, 2018, 9:57 am
Iran arrests ex-minister of welfare over financial fraud
Parviz Kazemi is the latest crony of ex-president Ahmadinejad to be held over alleged corruption
By AP
Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gives an interview to The Associated Press at his office in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2017. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
October 16, 2018, 11:59 pm
Iran’s Ahmadinejad takes surprising interest in US college football
Twitter users sarcastically ask former Iranian president for more sports analysis after he states support for Kaepernick, University of Michigan
By ToI Staff
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