Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' al-Quds Force Iranian Quds Force Esmail Qaani (right) at the inauguration of the new Iranian president at the Tehran Parliament on July 30, 2024. (Credit: AFP)
At times, there were speculations about his elimination; at other times, it was reported that he was in good health. His disappearance from the radar after the strike that targeted Hachem Safieddine on Oct. 3 fueled the imagination. What if it was him? What if Esmail Qaani, head of the elite al-Quds unit within the Revolutionary Guards, was the man behind Hezbollah's debacle? What if his absence was proof that he is the informer, the Iranian mole who provided crucial data to Israel? On social media, Iranians mockingly share altered photos with explicit insinuations. In these images, Qaani is seen sitting with his hands crossed on a table, looking both worried and pensive. Wearing a kippah and with an Israeli flag behind him, he dons the military uniform of the enemy army.To cut short these theories that further expose the regime's...
At times, there were speculations about his elimination; at other times, it was reported that he was in good health. His disappearance from the radar after the strike that targeted Hachem Safieddine on Oct. 3 fueled the imagination. What if it was him? What if Esmail Qaani, head of the elite al-Quds unit within the Revolutionary Guards, was the man behind Hezbollah's debacle? What if his absence was proof that he is the informer, the Iranian mole who provided crucial data to Israel? On social media, Iranians mockingly share altered photos with explicit insinuations. In these images, Qaani is seen sitting with his hands crossed on a table, looking both worried and pensive. Wearing a kippah and with an Israeli flag behind him, he dons the military uniform of the enemy army.To cut short these theories that further expose the regime's...