Disappeared for days
Iranian top general Ghaani has reappeared
A top Iranian general has reappeared after days of mystery over his whereabouts. Iranian state media disseminated pictures and videos of Esmail Ghaani at a memorial service in Tehran in honor of an Iranian general killed by Israel.
Ghaani is the commander of the so-called Al-Quds Brigades, the foreign unit of the Revolutionary Guards, and therefore enormously influential.
In office for four years
As a top-level general, Ghaani oversees Iran's military and intelligence operations abroad, especially in the Middle East. He took office in 2020 after his predecessor Kassem Soleimani was killed by a US drone attack in Iraq. Soleimani was considered the architect of the so-called Axis of Resistance, a network of militant groups fighting against Israel.
Against the backdrop of Israeli bombing raids in Lebanon, things suddenly went quiet around Ghaani almost two weeks ago. Some media speculated that he had been killed in an airstrike on October 3. Other reports claimed that those close to him were suspected of spying for Israel and were therefore being interrogated. Iranian state media denied the rumors and reported that Ghaani was in good health.
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