The deputy commander of Iran’s Quds Force said Monday that the commander of the military unit, Esmail Qaani, is in “good health” amid rumors that he’s been missing after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut.
“Many are asking us about Brig. Gen. Qaani’s condition. He is safe and sound and is carrying out his activities,” said Brig. Gen. Iraj Masjedi, according to Iran’s PressTV.
Masjedi’s comments came after a report from Reuters claimed that last week, Qaani was in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, during an Israeli airstrike that targeted Hashem Safieddine, a senior Hezbollah official who’s been missing but is not confirmed to have been killed.
The Reuters report, which cited unnamed Iranian sources, said Qaani was not in Dahiyeh to meet with Safieddine but claimed the Quds force commander had been out of contact since the strike.
Masjedi didn’t share any details about Qaani’s whereabouts and said it wasn’t necessary to issue an official statement. Also on Monday, Iranian media reports said Qaani delivered a message to a conference in Tehran being held in solidarity with Palestinian children. Iran’s Student News Agency said Qaani couldn’t attend the conference “due to his being in another important meeting.”
Qaani took over as commander of the Quds Force, a branch of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), after his predecessor, Qassem Soleimani, was killed by a US drone strike in Baghdad in 2020, an assassination that brought the US and Iran to the brink of war.
The moderate Iranian president is no longer listening to the U.S. The lies and trickery taught him a lesson. Being a cardiologist, he has a great memory and will not forget the lesson. The gloves are off. American assets, and the assets of American allies are at risk. If Israel hits Iran's oil fields, Iran is prepared to go like wise to American allies' oil fields. Forget Ukraine. The attack on Iran will bring America and Russia in this. China has an interest as well.
Fair assessment, I’d say.
Can we, a moment, admire the contrast? The USA election features a lawyer against a failing-upward businessman, as Syria's president is an opthamologist and the IRI's president is a cardiologist ?
I mean, yes, Dr. Ben Carson is a neurosurgeon, but his goofy "9-9-9" campaign kinda debunked the "brain surgeons = genius" trope.
Like you fantasy about Hezbollah running over all Northern Israel did not happen, neither Russia or China will come to the military aid of Iran. As for attacking Middle East oil fields, the last thing Iran wants is to have Saudi Arabia 300 plus modern jet fighters to deal with.
Nothing but a zionist lie to expose Qaani for target assassination…!
Nothing but a zionist lie to expose Qaani for target assassination…!
Why did Qaani not make the announcement himself?