Ex-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad killed in US-Israeli strikes

A big flag of Iran waving in the wind in Tehran, Iran.

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a hardline figure known for his confrontational rhetoric and role in Tehran’s nuclear defiance, was reportedly killed during Israeli airstrikes inside Iran on Saturday.

According to media reports like Israeli outlet Ma’ariv quoted by NY Post, Ahmadinejad was under house arrest at the time and was killed in a targeted strike on his residence.Israeli War room also quoted Iranian media, to report the death.“Former president of Iran’s Islamist Terror Regime, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was eliminated, per Iranian media.

Ahmadinejad was sanctioned by the US in 2023 for involvement in the wrongful detention of Americans,” it said.

List of Iranian officials named killed by the Israeli military

Aziz Nasirzadeh
Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics.

Mohammad Shirazi
Chief of the Military Bureau of the Supreme Leader.

Ali Shamkhani
Supreme Leader’s Adviser for Security Affairs and Secretary of the Defence Council.

Hossein Jabal Amelian
Chairman of SPND.

Mohammad Pakpour
Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Reza Mozafari-Nia
Former Chairman of SPND.

Salah Asadi
Head of Intelligence, Khatem Alanbieh Command.

Abdolrahim Mousavi
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces. Vanguard