Iran’s chief of overseas arms dealings radio silent since Beirut strikes: Iranian officials

The commandant of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) overseas military-intelligence service, who traveled to Lebanon past period aft Hezbollah person Hassan Nasrallah was killed successful an Israeli airstrike, has not been heard from since past week’s strikes connected Beirut, Iranian officials say.

Reuters reported that 2 elder Iranian information officials confirmed that Iran’s Quds Force commander, Esmail Qaani, had not been heard from since precocious past week.

One authoritative told the ligament Qaani was successful the confederate suburbs of Beirut during a rocket onslaught that reportedly targeted elder Hezbollah authoritative Hashem Safieddine, though helium was not gathering with the Hezbollah leader.

An authoritative from Hezbollah said Israel was not permitting them to hunt for Safieddine aft the bombing successful Beirut’s confederate suburbs connected Thursday. The radical besides said it would not denote Safieddine’s destiny until the hunt for him was over.

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IRGC main Esmail Qaani has not been heard from since Israel launched an battle connected Hezbollah successful Beirut past week. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Safieddine was reportedly a apt successor to Nasrallah, who died erstwhile Israel launched a strike connected Dahiyeh connected Sept. 27.

The Iranian authoritative told the Associated Press that Iran and Hezbollah were incapable to interaction Qaani aft the U.S. assassinated his predecessor, Qassem Soleimani, successful a drone onslaught successful 2020.

The 2nd Iranian authoritative told the AP that Qaani traveled to Lebanon aft Nasrallah was killed, adding that authorities had not been capable to interaction him since the onslaught connected Safieddine.

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Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that deed the confederate suburb of Beirut connected Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

An Iranian authoritative told Fox News Digital that the higher up an authoritative is, the harder it is to conceal.

"Whatever the verdict is connected Qaani’s whereabouts, the information that the authorities has not been capable to nutrient him to quell rumors means helium is either injured oregon successful hiding," the authoritative said. "Israel is pressing its vantage successful Lebanon against commanders of Iran’s menace network, starring to command-and-control issues and chaos that generates rumors similar these."

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An IDF illustration representation shows Hezbollah panic main Hassan Nasrallah, who the IDF confirmed was killed successful a strike. (IDF Spokesman's Unit)

Israeli subject spokesperson Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani was asked astir reports that Qaani whitethorn person been killed successful the Israeli airstrike, and helium said the results of the strikes were inactive being assessed.

Shoshani said the onslaught precocious past week was against Hezbollah’s quality office successful Beirut.

Qaani’s Quds Force is liable for overseeing the dealings with Tehran and allied militias similar Hezbollah crossed the Middle East.

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IRGC commandant Brig. Gen. Abbas Nilforoushan, was killed with Nasrallah connected Sept. 27 erstwhile Israel’s bombs struck his bunker.

Reuters contributed to this report.