Iranian Military Officer General Esmail Qaani Survives Airstrike, Rumors Surround His Current Status

Iran's powerful military officer General Esmail Qaani is in the news these days. It is being said that he also survived the airstrike that killed Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and many of his associates. Since this incident, many questions have been raised about Qaani. Some reports say that he has been put under house arrest, while some claim that he has been killed. Although there is no official confirmation of these claims. There are claims that he survived 9 attacks. General Qaani, 68, has been the head of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) since 2020. It is one of the five major branches of the IRGC. The Quds Force's job is to train and arm Islamic revolutionary organizations operating outside Iran. General Qaani got this position when former chief Qassem Soleimani was assassinated. In January 2020, US President Donald Trump said that General Qaani was killed in every major drone strike in Iraq. General Qaani said that he was killed in every major drone strike in the past two years.