Iranian state television published footage of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a religious ceremony honoring the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, appearing to contradict the New York Times report that he is under house arrest for alleged ties with Mossad.
Iranian state television on Tuesday evening published footage of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attending a religious ceremony honoring the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, in an apparent official rebuttal of the New York Times report that he is under house arrest for alleged Mossad ties. The broadcast, aired by the state broadcaster, is the latest in a series of sightings that have emerged since the NYT investigation was published.
The thread began on Monday (Jul 13, 14:09 Jerusalem) with a report that Ahmadinejad was seen at Khamenei's funeral, followed by a subsequent sighting at a memorial ceremony that same day, attributed to i24NEWS political correspondent Amichai Stein. Earlier on Tuesday, The Zioneer reported that Ahmadinejad was documented in Tehran (Tue 17:54 Jerusalem), citing a ynet report. The state TV footage now provides a direct, regime-sanctioned visual of the former president, marking a shift from independent media reports to an official broadcast.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this week, Ahmadinejad has been the subject of competing claims since the NYT investigation alleged he was cultivated by the Mossad and extracted after an Israeli strike. The regime has previously countered those claims through Iranian media reports of his attendance at an economic council meeting (Monday, Jul 13, 13:52 Jerusalem). The state TV footage appears to be a coordinated effort to project normalcy and rebut the allegations, set against the backdrop of the power struggle following Khamenei's death.
The authenticity and timing of the state TV footage cannot be independently verified, and the NYT report's core allegations of house arrest and Mossad ties remain unconfirmed by any party. The IRGC's stance on Ahmadinejad's status has not been formally stated, leaving the question of his detention open.
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