Esmail Qaani

Iraq seeks Saudi, Syrian ties as it faces pressure to rein in Iran-backed militias - analysis

Iraq’s militias have threatened US forces and Israel in the past. They have kidnapped journalists and carried out hundreds of attacks on the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi delivers a televised address after assuming office, in Baghdad, Iraq May 16, 2026.
 BRIGADIER-GENERAL Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force.

Quds force commander demands Israel leave Lebanon as Iran's deputy FM threatens Italy, Romania

IRGC Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani pictured in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026; illustrative.

Iran’s Quds Force chief Qaani demands Israel withdraw from Lebanon amid US-brokered deal

IRGC Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani pictured in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026; illustrative.

Iran's Quds Force chief Qaani warns US, Israel against escalation in Gaza, Lebanon


Iran's IRGC Quds Force head Qaani visits Baghdad, meets Shi'ite political, militia leaders - report

Iran's Quds Force head Esmail Qaani visited Baghdad to discuss Iraq's next prime minister and the future of Shi'ite militias amid US sanctions.

IRGC Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani pictured in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026; illustrative.

Iran's Quds Force chief Qaani lauds anti-US, Israel front, in first message since war started

Qaani made the remarks in his first statement since Israel's killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28 at the start of the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran.

 BRIGADIER-GENERAL Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force.

Mossad names ‘Sardar Ammar’ as architect of Iranian plots in Australia, Greece, and Germany

Israel’s Mossad named a senior IRGC officer behind thwarted attacks on Jewish and Israeli targets abroad, triggering diplomatic fallout in Australia and Germany.

The Mossad logo is seen with the Iranian flag (illustrative)

Iran denies rumors of IRGC Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani’s assassination

Iran claimed that a social media account affiliated with Israel’s Mossad intelligence was linked to the rumor.

 Esmail Qaani attends the funeral ceremony of Iranian Revolutionary Guards' (IRGC) deputy commander Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan in Tehran, Iran, October 15, 2024

Lawyers demand arrest warrants, ICC genocide investigation, into Khamenei, IRGC over role in Oct. 7

Two US lawyers filed an ICC case accusing Iran’s Khamenei and Qaani of war crimes and genocide for backing Hamas in the October 7 massacre.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei embraces chief of Hamas's Shura Political Council Mohammed Ismail Darwish in Tehran, February 8, 2025.

'Qaani is not our spy': Mossad-linked X account denies rumours of ties to Iranian general

The six-word post — “قاآنی جاسوس ما نیست.” (“Qaani is not our spy.”) — appeared under the handle @MossadSpokesman early Monday afternoon.

 BRIGADIER-GENERAL Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force.

Iran's Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani killed by Israel, NYT reports

Qaani succeeded Qasem Soleimani as commander after the latter was killed in a targeted operation by the United States in 2020.

 Illustrative image of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Brigadier-General Esmail Qaani in front of an image of explosions in Dahiyeh, Beirut.

Esmail Qaani seen at ceremony in Iran, State TV claims - report

IRGC Quds Force commander Qaani has been spotted in Tehran amid speculation about his fate.

 Esmail Qaani attends the funeral ceremony of Iranian Revolutionary Guards' (IRGC) deputy commander Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan in Tehran, Iran, October 15, 2024

Smokescreens in Nasrallah’s fate, IRGC’s Qaani, Mossad, and Israel’s Iran targets - analysis

If Qaani is "out of business," he would not be the first top IRGC official to be booted out of office for repeatedly being embarrassed by the Mossad.

Esmail Qaani

Who is Esmail Qaani, Iran's Quds Force commander?

Qaani traveled to Lebanon after the killing last month of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike.

 Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, speaks during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the death of senior Iranian military commander Mohammad Hejazi, in Tehran, Iran April 14, 2022.