Ahmadinejad linked to a war-coverage spike: reports he was injured in an Israeli strike amid house-arrest drama. Former Iranian president (2005–13), principlist nationalist.
Iran has ended indirect talks with the US after threats from President Trump to target Iran’s infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Iran faces US airstrikes and attacks on key sites, with residents preparing for potential conflict. The situation remains highly volatile today, April 7, 2026.
Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader, has not appeared publicly since surviving a February airstrike that severely wounded him. He is delegating decision-making to IRGC generals, who are now the dominant force in Iran's military and political strategy. His health remains a closely guarded secret.
The Times of Israel reports that an Israeli-developed, multistage plan to remove Iran’s leadership during the war has left Ahmadinejad wounded but alive and missing; US-Israeli operations aimed at destabilizing Tehran have not yet produced a government replacement.