01.03.2026 12:03
Following the death of Major General Muhammed Pakpur in the attacks carried out by the United States and Israel, Ahmad Vahidi has been appointed as the new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Vahidi, who is among those wanted by Interpol with a red notice, is also on the sanctions list of the United States and the European Union.
In the attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran, the highest-ranking military and religious figures of Iran lost their lives; the New York Times raised a striking claim regarding the intelligence aspect of the operation.
IRAN'S HIGHEST-RANKING FIGURES HAVE DIED
In the attacks carried out by the United States and Israel, high-ranking figures of Iran lost their lives. It has been confirmed that Iran's Religious Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died.
Additionally, Iran's Chief of General Staff Abdolrahim Mousavi, Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ahmad Vahidi, and Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh also lost their lives. Officials have confirmed these losses.
STRIKING CLAIM FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES
According to the New York Times, U.S. intelligence identified the location where high-ranking Iranian figures were meeting and conveyed this information to Israel. The newspaper reported that Israel struck the targets based on the shared intelligence.
NEW COMMANDER FOR THE REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS
Following the death of Major General Mohammad Pakpour, the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, it was announced that Ahmad Vahidi has been appointed to the command.
WHO IS AHMAD VAHIDI?
Ahmad Vahidi was born on June 27, 1958. He is an Iranian officer and politician from Shiraz, part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards. He served as Deputy Minister of Defense from 2005 to 2009 and then as Minister of Defense. Ahmad Vahidi held the position of Military Intelligence Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. He went to Lebanon, which was a scene of civil war in the 1980s, and participated in the establishment of Hezbollah in 1982. He is alleged to have been involved in the Beirut attacks on October 23, 1983. He was the first commander of the Quds Force when it was established in 1990.
WHO IS AHMAD VAHIDI?
Ahmad Vahidi is an Iranian soldier and politician born in Shiraz, Iran, on June 27, 1958. Vahidi served for many years in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and took command of the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards in 1988. After serving as Minister of Defense from 2009 to 2013, he held significant positions in the Iranian administration. Appointed as Minister of Interior on August 25, 2021, Vahidi held this position until August 21, 2024, and is still a member of the Iranian Leadership Council. In December 2025, he was appointed as the Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards.
Vahidi is among those wanted by the International Police Organization (Interpol) with a red notice regarding the AMIA attack on a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1994. This attack resulted in the deaths of 85 people, and Argentine authorities accuse Vahidi of playing a role in the planning; Iran denies these allegations. Vahidi has also been placed on sanction lists by the U.S. and the European Union due to allegations of supporting terrorism and nuclear proliferation activities.