The commander of the special forces "Al Quds" of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Ismail Kaani, appeared publicly at an event a week after media reported that he had been killed in an Israel Defense Forces strike in Lebanon, TASS reported, citing the Iranian news agency IRNA. According to the information, Kaani participated in a ceremony to return the mortal remains of his colleague Abbas Nilforoushan to Iran from Lebanon, as quoted by Focus.
The event took place at Tehran airport. Apart from Kaani, his other colleagues and family members of the deceased were also present at the ceremony. No photos from the ceremony have been published.
On October 6, Reuters, citing sources, published a statement that after the Israeli airstrikes on Beirut, the connection with the commander of "Al Quds" has interrupted. He was said to have gone to Lebanon after September 27, when the leader of "Hezbollah" was killed. Hassan Nasrallah. The Iranian side has repeatedly denied rumors of Kaani's death.