Esmail Qaani

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.

|ByJAMES GENN
IRGC Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani pictured in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026; illustrative.
BRIGADIER-GENERAL Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force.

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.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Mossad logo is seen with the Iranian flag (illustrative)

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.

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

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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iranian commander in Lebanon to coordinate with Hezbollah - report

Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists received specialized training from the Quds Force before the October 7 massacre.

NOVEMBER 2, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
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

Quds Force commander: Israel doesn't dare to fire at Hezbollah

Multiple clashes have taken place along the Lebanese-Israeli border in the past year.

MAY 25, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
IDF (Israel Defense Force) Artillery Corps seen firing into Lebanon, near the Israeli border with Lebanon, on August 6, 2021.

Iran’s IRGC Quds Force head threatens Israel

Qaani reveals important details about Hezbollah and Iran's role in Iraq and Yemen; praises recent attacks on Israel.

APRIL 14, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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.

Iran’s regime straining to cope with Soleimani’s absence

The new head of the IRGC Quds Force, Maj. Gen. Esmail Ghaani, eulogized Soleimani over the weekend. “Our enemies do not understand a language other than force so we must stand firm against them.”

JANUARY 21, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani pray near the coffin of Qassem Soleimani in Tehran, last week.

Who is the new Qasem Soleimani? Meet Esmail Qaani

Born in Mashhad, 61-year-old Brig.-Gen. Esmail Qaani received his military training at the Imam Ali Officers Academy in Tehran. He joined the IRGC in his early 20s.

JANUARY 6, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Esmail Qaani