2024 Attempted assassination of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
On 15 July 2024, former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad survived an assassination attempt. Ahmadinejad's car, supposedly[vague] repaired by Iranian security agents, experienced a loss of control over both the steering wheel and brakes shortly after its return, leading to a crash. Only one passenger was injured in the incident. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is suspected to be behind the attempted assassination.[1][2][3]
Background
[edit]Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former president of Iran had sought to contend in the 2024 Iranian presidential election. The Guardian council of Iran disqualified him from running.[1][4][5] He had previously criticized the supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei; accusing him of stealing $190 billion.[6][7] Ahmadinejad who had gone against the West during his tenure in 2005-2013, in 2014 criticized the foreign policy of Ali Khamanei and said he was willing to negotiate with the US and improve economic relations.[8]
Several assassination attempts were attempted on the former president. In 2021 Ahmadinejad said: "The threat of my assassination is genuine. They would orchestrate my death, conduct the mourning rituals, and subsequently blame others. I have documented my information and secured it in several safe locations."[1]
Assassination attempt
[edit]The Toyota car of the former president was taken by Iranian security agents for repairs. The Iranian security agents said they had fixed the air conditioner which was false.[9] Upon its return to the former president's team, the team set out. After having completed a quarter of the journey, the team completely lost control of both steering wheel and breaks. The car was forced into spins and hit barriers before crashing against a Peugeot car.[1] Only one passenger was injured and was subsequently taken to the hospital.[1][9] Ahmadinejad reported to Iranian authorities on what had occurred 5 days afterwards.[1] It is suspected the Iranian revolutionary guard is behind the assassination attempt.[9][1]
References
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- ^ "Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election". AP News. 2024-06-02. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
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- ^ "Ahmadinejad Discloses Harshly Critical Letters To Khamenei". Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2018/03/19/Ahmadinejad-accuses-Khamenei-of-stealing-190-bln
- ^ "Ahmadinejad Says Open to Talks with Trump, Questions Khamenei's Foreign Policy". Iran International. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ a b c Leishman, Fiona (2024-07-24). "Iranian President narrowly escapes assassination plot after his car is sabotaged". The Mirror. Retrieved 2024-07-24.