Iran’s Quds Force commander, Esmail Qaani says ‘more surprises’ are imminent as he resurfaced with the first message attributed to him since the start of the war.
Qaani had been reported dead by some media outlets. One account suggested he was detained or killed in an airstrike, while another claimed he was executed for being a ‘spy’ for Israel.
In a statement on Friday addressed to leaders of the ‘axis of resistance’, the 68-year-old general noted it had become clear that they ‘possess valuable capabilities’.
Qaani said the allies entered the war against America and Israel of their own will, in defense of Iran, and have ‘carried out effective operations so far, with more surprises to come’.
He commended the ‘unity of the arenas’ for not bowing to aggression against Iran, noting that ‘the ideology of the Islamic Revolution will continue under Mojtaba Khamenei’.
The Force leader believes ‘the front of truth will grow stronger’, every day and will not stop fighting ‘the enemies of Islam and humanity with greater force than before’.
There has been no image or video of Qaani in recent weeks, but equally no mention of his name in the Iranian or Israeli official reports on targeted killings of senior figures.
