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Who is Ahmad Vahidi, Interpol-wanted IRGC general and key Iranian war strategist?

Ahmad Vahidi, deputy IRGC commander and the man Argentina formally accused of planning the 1994 Buenos Aires bombing that killed 85 people, has emerged as the key figure in organising Tehran's military response and partaking in back-channel negotiations with regional mediators.

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Ahmad Vahidi: The hard-line Iran general becoming a major player in US peace talks

A hard-line Iranian general linked to notorious attacks at home and abroad is believed to have seized a place near the center of power

The Independent UK

Who Is Maj. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi? Iran's New Power Player After Top Officials Killed In Airstrikes

Maj Gen Ahmad Vahidi becomes Iran's IRGC chief after US-Israeli airstrikes, steering security decisions amid a fragile ceasefire and regional tensions

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards tighten grip on power as civilian leadership sidelined

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has evolved from a theocratic wartime force into a dominant military-economic power. Over decades, it expanded regionally, reshaped Iran’s internal balance of power, now standing at the centre of a shifting political structure amid leadership changes and consolidation.

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard would fiercely resist a US ground invasion. History proves it

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has long exerted a strong, often underestimated power in the Middle East. With around 190,000 members, plus an estimated 450,000 reserves in the Basij paramilitary, the largest component of Iran’s Armed Forces also controls much of the country’s politics, intelligence and economy.

The Conversation

US-Israel War with Iran: A beginner's guide to how Hamas terror attack on Oct 7 changed the Middle East

Hamas’s October 7 attack triggered a regional unravelling that had been decades in the making. This piece traces how Iran built the Axis of Resistance after the 1979 Revolution through Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis and allied militias, and how Israel, backed by a far more permissive Trump White House, systematically…

The Times of India

Pressure mounts on EU to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as terror organisation

Several member states, including Germany, are pushing for the designation, which would place the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps on the EU’s terror list alongside groups such as Daesh and al-Qaeda. But legal and political constraints remain. Human rights group fears more than 2,000 killed.

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A militarily degraded Iran may turn to asymmetrical warfare – raising risk of proxy and cyber attacks

Israel’s air assault on Iran has focused largely on degrading the Islamic Republic’s military and would-be nuclear capabilities.

The Conversation

Middle East latest: Israeli strikes on southern Gaza kill at least 15 people overnight

Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip have killed at least 15 people overnight, including six children and two women

The Independent UK

Iran's Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani's Whereabouts Unknown

Speculation surrounds the absence of Iran's Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani amid rumors of his death in an Israeli airstrike, refuted by Iranian official...

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Iran Pays Homage To Guards Killed In Syria Strike, Vows Revenge

Thousands of people chanted against Israel and the United States at Friday's funeral for seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Syria, which Iran blamed on Israel.

International Business Times

Iran pays homage to Revolutionary Guards killed in Syria strike and vows revenge

Thousands of people chanted against Israel and the United States at Friday's funeral for seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Syria, which Iran blamed on Israel.

France 24

The Israeli raid on Damascus, an ‘unprecedented’ escalation of tensions

Among the victims of Monday's air strike in Damascus against the Iranian consulate was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a high-ranking member of the Revolutionary Guards, his deputy Mohammad Hadi Hajriahimi, and five other officers. While Iran has blamed Israel for the attack and vowed to retaliate, some analysts suspect that Iran…

France 24

Who was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, an Iranian general killed by Israel in Syria?

Zahedi was the highest ranking commander to be killed since Major General Qassem Soleimani died in 2020 US drone strike.

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International Business Times

Iran Guards Say 7 Members Killed In Israel Strike On Syria Consular Annex

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps named Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi and another high-ranking officer, Brigadier General Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi, as among seven of its members killed.

Al Jazeera

Israel strikes Iran consulate in Syria’s capital Damascus: What we know

Iran has promised a response after an alleged Israeli attack on its consulate killed seven including two top commanders.

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Peru Police Arrest Iranian Allegedly Planning Attack On Israeli

Peruvian police arrest Iranian linked to Quds Force for plotting to kill Israeli in Peru. Iranian citizen Majid Azizi apprehended in Lima, along with two P...

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Iran terror blast highlights success – and growing risk – of ISIS-K regional strategy

Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the terror group Islamic State Khorasan Province, or ISIS-K, has sought to internationalize its operational and recruitment campaign. Utilizing a sweeping propaganda campaign to appeal to audiences across South and Central Asia, the group has tried to position itself as the dominant…

International Business Times

Iran Holds Day Of Mourning For 84 Killed In Twin Blasts

Iran observed a day of mourning Thursday for the at least 84 people killed when twin blasts ripped through a crowd commemorating the slain Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani.

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Israel Seizes Crypto Wallets Connected To Iran’s Quds Force, Lebanon-based Hezbollah

Millions of dollars worth of digital currency earmarked for terrorism confiscated in unprecedented effort.

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