Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on Wednesday amid the conflict between Israel and Iran, News.Az reported, citing Iranian media sources. Neither Ahmadinejad's family nor Tehran has confirmed any such development.
Attackers tried to tamper with Ahmadinejad's car. However, his security team found out about the plan just in time to prevent a potential assassination.
Meanwhile, several social media users wondered where Ahmadinejad is amid the Iran-Israel conflict.
“According to unconfirmed reports, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, was eliminated,” another person tweeted, without backing their claim with evidence.
This comes as President Donald Trump said he wants a permanent end to Iran's path to getting a nuclear weapon. “An end. A real end. Not a ceasefire. An end,” Trump told reporters Tuesday aboard Air Force One.
