Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Iran's former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is back, at least in the headlines - analysis

With the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, it was believed that Ahmadinejad had the religious clout to take up the reins. How would he take over the presidency with Masoud Pezeshkian still in office?

MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD former president of Iran, speaks at a press conference after registering as a candidate for the presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran June 2, 2024.
THEN-IRANIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends a UN General Assembly meeting on rule of law in 2012.

Was Ahmadinejad in the running to be reinstated?

Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a press conference after registering as a candidate for the presidential election, at Tehran’s Interior Ministry, June 2024.

Israel, US early war goals sought to reinstate Iran's Ahmadinejad as leader, NYT reports

Mira Nassiri. From crossing mountains into Turkey to confronting legal challenges in Canada, her story is one of persistence and pursuit.

Money, power, exile: Inside an Iranian exile’s war on regime-linked wealth in Canada


With reformists gone, Iran vote will be family feud

Balance of power between Khamenei and Ahmadinejad is at stake in upcoming parliamentary elections.

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Analysis: Ahmadinejad, hated abroad, fades at home

Iranian president may pay the price for failing to conform to Khamenei's rule in upcoming parliamentary election.

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Sean Stone: Ahmadinejad is 'really misunderstood'

In Fox News interview, Oliver Stone's son defends Iranian president's controversial comments on Israel, Holocaust.

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Clinton welcomes Iran's indications it's ready for talks

US secretary of state, EU's Ashton say Tehran appears to accept that its nuclear program would be a subject of talks in formal letter.

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US, EU welcome Iran letter, say talks possible

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton say letter shows "potential possibility" that Iran is ready for talks, accentuate primacy of nuclear issue, sustained negotiations.

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Iran president complains of interference in region

"All problems are coming from outside," Ahmadinejad tells a news conference in the Pakistani capital.

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'World will witness Iranian nuclear progress'

Tehran to announce "very important" achievements, Ahmadinejad says during celebration of Islamic revolution anniversary.

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IAEA inspectors to return to Iran after 'good' trip

UN nuclear watchdog plans another visit "in the very near future"; S. Korea, Japan want US to detail Iran sanctions.

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Our message to the world: Am Yisrael Chai!

Our duty is clear. It is not enough to be good. We must know what to do when we face evil.

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'West implanted Israel into ME to control oil'

Ahmadinejad accuses world powers of meddling in region as UN inspectors arrive to check military aspects of nuclear program.

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