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   Apr 2, 2024 · Tehran, Iran – Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been assassinated by Israel in Syria. He was killed with six ...

2. thedispatch.com › article › what-mohammad-rezaWhat Mohammad Reza Zahedi’s Death Means for Iran

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   Apr 3, 2024 · Mohammad Reza Zahedi was born on November 2, 1960, in Isfahan. In 1980, he joined the IRGC, where he was the commander of influential divisions like the 14th Imam Hossein Division during the Iran-Iraq War. Hossein Salami, the commander-in-chief of the IRGC, also commanded the 14th Imam Hossein Division, and like Zahedi, he hailed from Isfahan ...

3. today.lorientlejour.com › article › 1408913Who was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, killed by Israel in Damascus?

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   Apr 1, 2024 · Who was Mohammad Reza Zahedi? Zahedi is believed to be the most senior Iranian representative ever killed on Syrian soil, often accompanying the IRGC Commander-in-Chief on his trips to the Levant. This high-ranking member of the elite al-Quds force led the air and ground forces of this branch of the Revolutionary Guards, which specializes in operations abroad.

4. www.timesnownews.com › world › middle-eastWho Was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Iranian General Killed In ...

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   Apr 3, 2024 · Born in 1960, Mohammad Reza Zahedi enlisted in the newly formed Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in 1980, the year following the overthrow of the pro-Western Shah by a Shiite theocracy in Tehran. He advanced quickly through the ranks. In the eight-year Iran-Iraq war, which cost almost a million lives, he was just twenty years old and heading a battalion of men. He coordinated the recruitment ...

5. www.timesofisrael.com › top-iranian-general-killedTop Iranian general killed in Damascus strike sat on ...

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   IRGC official Mohammad Reza Zahedi, in July 2, 2017. (Ali Khara/Fars Media Corporation, via Wikimedia CC BY 4.0)

6. www.ynetnews.com › article › hjucokoyrWho was the Iranian Quds Force commander eliminated in Damascus

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   Apr 1, 2024 · Arab sources say Mohammad Reza Zahedi was an influential figure with decades of experience in commanding IRGC forces, adding that he is the highest-ranking general killed since the death of Qassem ...

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   Who is Mohammad Reza Zahedi?

   • Tehran, Iran – Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been assassinated by Israel in Syria. He was killed with six other people, including another Iranian general, when Israeli warplanes fired multiple missiles at the Iranian consulate in Damascus on Monday, levelling it.

   Who was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, an Iranian general killed by Israel in

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   Who is Zahedi & why was he killed?

   • Zahedi was the highest ranking Iranian military commander to have been killed since Major General Qassem Soleimani, head of the Quds Force who was assassinated by the United States in a drone strike in Iraq in January 2020.

   Who was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, an Iranian general killed by Israel in

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   Will Israel replace Reza Zahedi?

   • Replacing him will be a challenge, but not an insurmountable one. Israel conducted one of its most audacious attacks against Iran’s armed entrenchment in years on Monday, killing Mohammad Reza Zahedi and his deputy and destroying what Iran said was its consular building in Damascus.

   What Mohammad Reza Zahedi’s Death Means for Iran

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   Why was Zahedi important to Iran?

   • Working with Hezbollah leader Imad Mugniyeh in Lebanon—who was murdered by Israel in Syria in 2008—Zahedi provided advice and support to the Iran-backed Hezbollah force on some of their riskiest operations, such as cross-border raids and jailbreaks. But he was especially important to Iranian activities in Syria.

   Who Was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Iranian General Killed In Israeli Bom…

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   What role did Zahedi play in World War II?

   • He was then promoted to commander of the 14th Imam Hossein Division, another major part of the Iranian ground forces organised during the war. It went on to participate in a variety of key operations. Zahedi held the post until 1991, several years after the war ended.

   Who was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, an Iranian general killed by Israel in

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   Did Zahedi kill Razi Mousavi?

   • Zahedi in his capacity as commander of Department 2000 of the Quds Force oversaw its Unit 2250, which is responsible for logistics, especially arms transfers and supporting Hezbollah, as IntelliTimes has reported. The late Razi Mousavi, the head of Unit 2250 before he was assassinated late last year, thus reported to Zahedi.

   What Mohammad Reza Zahedi’s Death Means for Iran

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   Apr 1, 2024 · Mohammad Reza Zahedi was a senior general in the IRGC Quds Force. He headed the team responsible for deploying Iranian air defenses in Syria. Zahedi succeeded Brigadier General Mustafa Jawad Ghafari, who was expelled from Damascus by order of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after a dispute with Russia in 2021.