Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reappeared in public after days of widespread speculation that he may have been killed during the ongoing war between Israel, the United States, and Iran.

Video circulating across Iranian Telegram channels shows Ahmadinejad attending the funeral of several of his bodyguards who were reportedly killed during recent strikes.

Over the weekend, many Israeli, U.S., and international media outlets reported that Ahmadinejad had been killed during the wave of Israeli and American strikes across Iran. Other reports said the claim could not be independently confirmed.

Unverified reports about his death quickly spread across social media during the early days of the confrontation, fueling intense speculation about whether the controversial former leader had been eliminated.

The newly released footage appears to show Ahmadinejad alive and attending the funeral of the security personnel assigned to protect him.

According to reports from February 28, a house in the Narmak neighborhood of Tehran was struck during the Israeli and U.S. strikes. The attack reportedly killed three members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who were serving as Ahmadinejad’s bodyguards.

Despite the strike and the deaths of his security personnel, Ahmadinejad’s personal residence was reportedly not damaged.

Iranian authorities have not issued any official statement addressing the earlier reports that claimed the former president had been killed.

This remains a developing story.