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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 427

Esmail Qaani

Iranian Quds Force commander General Esmail Qaani seen on Iranian television on October 14, 2024 (Video screenshot)
October 15, 2024, 9:03 am
Iranian TV shows Quds Force head after weeks of speculation regarding his fate
Esmail Qaani apparently attends service for Revolutionary Guard commander killed in Beirut alongside Nasrallah, after reports suggested he was being questioned for spying for Israel
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Iranian Quds Force commander General Esmail Qaani (R) arrives for the inauguration of new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the parliament in Tehran, on July 30, 2024. (AFP)
October 11, 2024, 11:23 am
After claims he died, reports now say Iran’s Quds Force chief alive but under arrest
Esmail Qaani is rumored to be suspected of involvement in intel breach that allowed Israel to devastate Hezbollah; reportedly had heart attack during investigation
By ToI Staff
The commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Esmail Qaani, speaks during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the 2020 killing of Guards general Qasem Soleimani, in Tehran, Iran, on January 3, 2024. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
October 7, 2024, 2:46 pm
Deputy denies Iran’s Quds Force chief is missing, says he’s ‘in good health’
Seeking to quash speculation of Esmail Qaani’s death in IDF strikes in Beirut, Iraj Masjedi says his boss is ‘carrying out his activities,’ declines to elaborate
By Reuters and ToI Staff
The commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Esmail Qaani, speaks during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the 2020 killing of Guards general Qasem Soleimani, in Tehran, Iran, on January 3, 2024. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
October 7, 2024, 3:51 am
Iranian Quds Force chief said missing after visit to bombarded Beirut suburb
Iranian security officials say Esmail Qaani has not been heard from since a strike hit the area of Beirut he was in last week, reportedly with Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine
By Reuters
Esmail Qaani, the head of Iran's Quds Force, speaks during a ceremony on the occasion of first anniversary of death of the force's previous head Qassem Soleimani, in Tehran, Iran, January 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
November 16, 2023, 10:44 pm
Quds Force chief: Iran will do ‘whatever it takes’ to aid Hamas war against Israel
Letter to terror group’s military chief published a day after report Khamenei had told leader Haniyeh Iran wouldn’t join war because it wasn’t given prior notice
By ToI Staff
Esmail Qaani, the head of Iran's Quds Force, speaks during a ceremony on the occasion of first anniversary of death of the force's previous head Qassem Soleimani, in Tehran, Iran, January 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
September 22, 2023, 4:55 pm
Head of Iran’s Quds Force visits Syria to oversee joint military drill
Iranian media says Esmail Ghaani, in charge of the Revolutionary Guards’ foreign operations, held talks on how ‘to confront the military and security challenges facing Syria’
By AFP
Head of Iran's Quds Force, Gen. Esmail Qaani, second right, attends a rally to mark Jerusalem Day, an annual show of support for the Palestinians, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
April 15, 2023, 6:34 am
Iran said to be rallying allied terror groups to launch coordinated attacks on Israel
Wall Street Journal report says IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Ghaani was in Beirut last week for meetings with Hamas, Hezbollah before rocket strikes into north
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Workers unload aid from a plane sent by Iran, at the airport in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, early on February 8, 2023, following a deadly earthquake. (AFP)
April 12, 2023, 1:23 pm
Iran transferred weapons into Syria under cover of earthquake aid flights – report
Tehran saw ‘God’s help’ in chance to move arms and ‘restocked quantities lost in previous Israeli drone strikes,’ sources tell Reuters; also say Israel hit key Hezbollah, Iran base
By ToI Staff
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah (back right) meets with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (back left) and a delegation from the terror group in Beirut, Lebanon, April 9, 2023. (Twitter photo screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 9, 2023, 1:35 pm
Terror chiefs Nasrallah, Haniyeh meet in Beirut, vow ‘intensified’ anti-Israel action
Leaders of Hezbollah, Hamas discuss their ‘axis of resistance,’ against backdrop of rocket fire, terror attacks; also present, Hamas official said behind rocket fire from Lebanon
By ToI Staff
Iranians burn representations of Israeli, British and US flags during the annual al-Quds Day rally in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
April 29, 2022, 1:37 pm
Marking al-Quds Day, Iran general vows support for anyone ‘ready to fight’ Israel
President predicts ‘destruction of the Zionist regime’ as thousands of Iranians call for ‘death’ of Jewish state and US, burn flags in first rallies since before pandemic
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Maj. Gen. Esmail Ghaani is seen in this undated photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
April 14, 2022, 4:00 pm
Iran Revolutionary Guard says it will confront Israel ‘wherever it feels necessary’
IRGC’s Quds Force commander claims ‘the destruction of Israel is gaining ground’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Maj. Gen. Esmail Ghaani is seen in this undated photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
May 29, 2021, 7:01 pm
Iran Quds Force chief: Zionists should rebuy homes in Europe before prices rise
Esmail Ghaani claims Gaza groups chose not to hit Israeli infrastructure as ‘it will not take long until Palestinians use these facilities’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A woman covers her face in the style of Palestinian and Lebanese militants as she holds a Palestinian flag in a pro-Palestinians gathering in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 29, 2021, 6:37 pm
Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah coordinated Gaza fighting in joint war room — report
Newspaper editor affiliated with Lebanese terror group claims Hezbollah sent weapons and ammunition to Gaza during conflict
By ToI Staff
Iranian Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani (L) and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (R). (AP)
May 16, 2021, 1:06 am
In phone call, Iran’s Quds Force chief applauds Hamas leader for Israel attacks
Esmail Ghaani praises terror group’s ‘unique answer’ to the Jewish state; kamikaze drones used in Hamas attacks said to be Iranian; Qatar slams ‘brutal’ Israeli strikes
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Iranian judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a ceremony on the occasion of the first anniversary of death of former Quds force commander Qasem Soleimani in Tehran, on January 1, 2021. (STR / AFP)
January 1, 2021, 2:26 pm
Iran says killers of top general Soleimani, including Trump, ‘not safe on Earth’
Meanwhile successor to assassinated Quds force chief threatens ‘severe revenge’ — which may come from within the United States
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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