Iranian media said that the appearance of… Qaani At Mehrabad Airport, Abbas Yelvoroushan, deputy commander of operations, was at the memorial service Iranian Revolutionary Guard Who was killed with the Secretary General of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah In an Israeli bombing on Beirut last month.
Qaani’s absence from sight sparked controversy over his fate, after senior Iranian officials confirmed to Reuters earlier this month that the commander Quds Force Who traveled to Lebanon After the killing of Nasrallah, there has been no news about him since it intensified Israel It was bombed in the southern suburb of Beirut last week.
The advisor to the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Ibrahim Jabbari, said last Wednesday that Qaani is fine and will receive an award soon from the Iranian guide. Ali Khamenei.
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted Jabbari as saying: “Commander Qaani is in good health and will receive the Order of Conquest from the Supreme Leader in the coming days.”
Earlier last week, Iraj Masjedi, Deputy Commander of the Quds Force, denied reports that Qaani was harmed as a result of the intensified Israeli air strikes on Hezbollah targets in the area. Southern suburb.
Tehran appointed Qaani as commander of the Quds Force, responsible for the military and intelligence missions of the Revolutionary Guard abroad after the United States killed his predecessor. Qasem Soleimani In a drone attack on Baghdad in 2020.
On October 5, the Israeli Channel 12 said that Israel was examining the possibility that Qaani had been injured in an assassination attempt on the head of the Executive Council of the Lebanese Hezbollah. Hashem Safi Al-Din.
“Iran’s Arms Engine”
Last February, the American newspaper “The Wall Street Journal” described Qaani as “the mysterious mediator who runs the axis of resistance in Iran“, adding that his current mission is to “use this mix of armed groups to expand Iran’s footprint in the region without provoking devastating retaliation from the United States.”
She explained: “Since taking command of the Quds Force, Qaani has quietly worked to unify the various militias, which operate under Iranian supervision from Baghdad To the Red Sea, where the US government calls the most volatile situation in the Middle East in decades.
She noted that since the attack agitation On Israel, Qaani spent several weeks asking the militias “to ensure that their attacks against Israel and American bases are not so severe that they ultimately lead to igniting a broader regional war.”
