Esmail Qaani is the commander of the IRGC Quds Force, Iran's primary external operations branch. Known for coordinating Iran's regional proxy network across Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, and Gaza, and for succeeding Qasem Soleimani in 2020. Recently, Qaani has conducted visits to Baghdad to coordinate militia factions, issued warnings to the U.S. and Israel, and reaffirmed Iran's support for Hezbollah and Palestinian armed groups. Last updated 1 hour ago
Nechirvan Barzani, head of Iraq's Kurdistan Region, mediated behind-the-scenes contact between the U.S. and the IRGC, including two Baghdad meetings with Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani, Al Arabiya reports. Tehran denies it.
IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani made an unannounced visit to Baghdad last night, holding separate meetings with Coordination Framework leaders and commanders of Iranian-backed Iraqi militias.
The meetings focused on the contentious ...
IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani made an unannounced visit to Baghdad last night, holding separate meetings with Coordination Framework leaders and commanders of Iranian-backed Iraqi militias.
The meetings focused on the contentious issue of restricting weapons to state control, a topic gaining urgency ahead of a late-September deadline that has fueled concerns the Iraqi government could use force against armed factions.
Qaani urged the militias to avoid clashes with Iraqi security forces but stopped short of endorsing disarmament, stressing the need for the factions to keep their weapons amid rising American threats against the "axis of resistance." - Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
The Saudi government is expected to learn from America's ill-advised and costly behavior and end the blockade imposed on a Muslim country with a population of more than 38 million people.
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Iran's Commander of the Quds Force, Ismail Qaani:
The Saudi government is expected to learn from America's ill-advised and costly behavior and end the blockade imposed on a Muslim country with a population of more than 38 million people.
The expectations of Muslims around the world from Saudi Arabia, which considers itself the protector of the Two Holy Mosques, is that instead of continuing the war and putting pressure on an oppressed Muslim nation, it should use its power and resources to support the Palestinian people and confront the crimes of the Zionist entity.
Trying to save oppressed Gaza is a matter of honor, not continuing the blockade on the oppressed Yemeni people.
Quds Force commander Ismail Qaani hit out at Saudi Arabia over Yemen:
"The lifting of the 11-year blockade on Yemen is a just and humanitarian demand for the oppressed people of this country. The Saudi government is expected to learn from the experience of the irrational behavior of the United States, and put an end to the blockade of a Muslim country with a population of more than 38 million people."
Esmail Qaani, chief of the IRGC Quds Force, congratulated Khalil al-Hayya on his election as head of Hamas's political office. He claimed Israel has failed to stop the resistance, which he said "today, stronger than ever, will continue its honorable path." - Mehr News (Iranian state media)
I’m sure Israeli stealth drones are watching every move.
Vahidi, commander of the Revolutionary Guards, and Qaani, commander of the Iranian Quds Force, were seen in the crowd at the Khamenei funeral prayer this morning.
“The commander of Iran's Quds Force, Qaani, has recently been issuing numerous threats toward Israel. It seems the image of a collaborator suited him much better than this ridiculous barrage of threats. Either way, if Iran attacks Israel, it will be its biggest mistake yet. Here, no Hormuz or firing at the population will help it. Nothing will stop us. Our forces are prepared to finish the job.”
IRGC Qods Force Commander Esmail Qaani: "Americans should know their place and avoid confronting the Muslims. Trump is trembling. The U.S. should fear not only Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb, but many other locations as well."
“The great victory of Hezbollah is approaching, God willing. Let the world watch with open eyes as the resistance achieves victory over the Zionist enemy.”
Israel’s actions in southern Lebanon will not break Hezbollah. Southern Lebanon will remain a stronghold of resistance, and Hezbollah will continue fighting Israel.
IRGC Quds Force commander Gen. Qaani: "From the Strait of Hormuz to Bab el-Mandeb, from the Arabian Gulf to the Red Sea, the resistance axis will form a new security belt."
Iran is now openly tying international maritime routes to its regional project.
Esmail Qaani Commander of IRGC Quds Force:
"Israeli attacks in Lebanon and Gaza, backed openly by the United States, will only reinforce the Resistance Axis’s resolve to increase its support for both fronts and activate additional fronts."
IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani on the Gaza flotillas:
"The victories of the 'Sumud' flotilla continue, it tore down the false walls of Western civilization's freedoms and further exposed Zionist fascism. It returned Palestine to the center of global attention. It brought the defeated Zionist regime, which has resorted to escalating oppression and crime, closer than ever to its end."
IRGC Quds Force chief Qaani issued condolences over the kiIIng of Hamas main military commander Ezz al-Din al-Haddad, vowing his death would inspire Palestinian fighters.
Quds Force chief Gen. Ismail Qaani was in Baghdad over the past 48 hours meeting Iran-backed militia leaders and Iraqi officials, per Al-Akhbar.
Sources told the outlet the visit focused on reorganizing pro-Iran factions and keeping coordination channels intact amid the Iran-Israel-U.S. escalation.
Reports of Israeli military presence inside Iraq preceded the visit.
“We are all "Iranian" and "Revolutionary" and with the iron unity of the nation and government, and full obedience to the Supreme Leader of the Revolution, we will make the criminal aggressor regret it.”
IRGC Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani reportedly was in Baghdad yesterday. He met with leaders of multiple armed factions to coordinate for a potential new round of fighting and pushed for the election of a pro-Iran prime minister.
"The United Resistance Front is present in the entire region with power and effectiveness, and is waiting for the enemies of humanity. The US and Israel will remember how they fled empty-handed from Yemen the heroine, from the Strait of Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea. This time too they will leave the area without any achievement."
“The U.S. and Israel should remember how they fled from Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea in the face of Yemen. Now, they will leave the region without achieving anything.”
