{"id":311103,"date":"2026-03-08T11:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T05:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=311103"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:43:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:13:46","slug":"us-israel-strikes-in-iran-old-video-of-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-falsely-shared-as-evidence-of-him-being-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/us-israel-strikes-in-iran-old-video-of-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-falsely-shared-as-evidence-of-him-being-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"US\u2013Israel strikes in Iran: Old video of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad falsely shared as evidence of him being alive"},"content":{"rendered":"

A video featuring Mahmoud Ahmadinejad<\/span><\/span> is going viral on social media, with users sharing the clip as purported proof that Ahmadinejad is alive. The claim is circulating in the backdrop of the ongoing conflict involving Iran<\/span><\/span>, Israel<\/span><\/span>, and the United States<\/span><\/span>, during which Israel has reportedly targeted and claimed to have eliminated several prominent members of the Iranian establishment, including the country\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei<\/span><\/span> and Ahmadinejad.<\/p>\n

An X<\/span><\/span> user, @Sentletse, posted the video on March 4, claiming in the caption that Ahmadinejad is \u201calive and well.\u201d The post has garnered over 501,000 views and has been reposted more than 1,200 times. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is alive and well.<\/p>\n

The President that Iran needs right now. pic.twitter.com\/ypubwH7upF<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sentletse \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\udde7 (@Sentletse) March 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

News outlet Zee News<\/span><\/span> published a report on March 4 that included a screengrab from the viral video. The headline of the report, originally in Hindi, translates roughly to: \u201cIs the Tiger Really Still Alive? Iran\u2019s top leader appears after 4 days, evading the US attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

The article used the screengrab from the viral clip while suggesting that Ahmadinejad<\/span><\/span> had resurfaced days after reports of Israeli strikes targeting members of Iran\u2019s leadership. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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On march 4, Azerbaijani media outlet Azernews published an article<\/a> citing the viral video and claimed that Ahmadinejad was seen alive. The headline said, ‘Former Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appears in video after death rumors circulate’.<\/p>\n

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Several other users shared the same video, claiming that it proved that the former Iranian president was alive.<\/p>\n