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Qaani is alive and is currently being interrogated in Iran, sources claim - report
2024-10-11
[JPost] That's gonna be painful
Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Brigadier-General Esmail Qaani is alive and currently under investigation in Iran, the Middle East Eye reported on Thursday, citing several sources.
RUMINT!! Getcher hot RUMINT here!
His whereabouts have been unknown since Israel's Saturday strike in Beirut that killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah's presumed successor, Hashem Safieddine.

According to the report, the Islamic Republic is currently researching security breaches, with ten sources from Beirut, Baghdad, and Tehran telling the UK-based news outlet that both Qaani and his team were under isolation while under examination.

In addition, on Thursday, Israeli media, citing Sky News, reported that Qaani had suffered from a heart attack during interrogations.
A heart attack is perfectly understandable, given the circumstances. Especially if he actually is innocent of this accusation.
"The Iranians have serious suspicions that the Israelis have infiltrated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, especially those working in the Lebanese arena, so everyone is currently under investigation," a source told the Middle East Eye.
*Snicker* Don’t tell him that the other spy’s name is Mohammed…or maybe Mahmoud… Ahmed? I forget, but something common like that.
However, the report also cited a source linked to Hezbollah, who alleged unequivocally that the breach was "100 percent Iranian."
Related:
Esmail Qaani 10/07/2024 Hezbollah, now run by committee, says Israel hampering search for missing leader
Esmail Qaani 10/07/2024 Unconfirmed reports that the missing Iranian general Esmail Qaani was actually a Mossad agent
Esmail Qaani 10/06/2024 Israeli media claims Esmail Qaani, commander of Quds Force of Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, was killed in Beirut attack targeting Hashem Safieddine

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