Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was seen at the funeral procession of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Monday, joining senior regime officials and thousands of mourners, according to a single report. The attendance comes after an Iranian outlet reported over the weekend that Ahmadinejad had not participated in earlier funeral ceremonies.
Monday's funeral procession for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran drew senior regime figures and massive crowds, with former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad among those in attendance, per a single unverified report. The sighting contradicts a report from Iranian outlet Saberin published Sunday evening, which listed Ahmadinejad as one of four senior figures absent from earlier funeral ceremonies over the weekend, along with Hassan Rouhani, Mohammad Khatami, and former Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. The Zioneer reported earlier Monday that millions were gathering for the procession, and that a separate Israeli N12 report claimed Israel and the US had planned during wartime to install Ahmadinejad as Iran's leader — a claim that remains unverified. Ahmadinejad's eventual appearance at the funeral underscores the fluid nature of attendance reports as the Islamic Republic's week of mourning for its longtime supreme leader continues.
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