Iran general’s whereabouts in question after Israeli strikes on Hezbollah
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6RCJG)
Conflicting reports include house arrest of Esmail Ghaani, who was in Beirut at time of Hassan Nasrallah's killing
Mystery surrounded the whereabouts and health of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander Esmail Ghaani, amid reports that he was being investigated over how Israel managed to penetrate and crush the command structure of Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia at the heart of the Iranian axis of resistance".
It is known that Ghaani, who leads the IRGC's al-Quds force, was in Beirut at the time of the killing of Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, but Iranian authorities have insisted he is alive, and even in line for an award for valour.
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