A report circulating Friday morning claims IRGC Commander Ahmad Vahidi has appeared openly on the source, ending a period of months during which he avoided public visibility. The report follows Vahidi's first public emergence on Thursday for a meeting on the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
A report circulating Friday morning claims that IRGC Commander Ahmad Vahidi has appeared openly, ending months of hiding. The report, which cites an Iranian news channel on Telegram, does not provide further details on the nature or timing of the appearance. The claim follows Vahidi's first public emergence on Thursday, as The Zioneer reported in a series of updates throughout the day.
On Thursday, The Zioneer first reported that Vahidi had appeared in public for the first time since February, attending a meeting on funeral arrangements for the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (Thu Jul 2, 15:04 Jerusalem). Subsequent reports through the day documented multiple appearances: he met with President Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf, was quoted saying 'the job is not finished,' and continued touring Tehran. By Thursday afternoon, he attended the official funeral ceremony at the Musalla compound. The initial reports were based on unverified Telegram posts; later sightings were corroborated by multiple sources, including i24NEWS.
The emergence of Vahidi, a key IRGC figure, comes amid Iran's leadership transition following Khamenei's death and ongoing US-Iran tensions, as The Zioneer has reported. The regime faces both external pressure from Washington and internal unrest.
The Friday report has not been independently corroborated, and it remains unclear whether this represents a new sighting or a restatement of Thursday's events. The exact context of the appearance—whether it is a continuing public role or a specific event—has not been specified.
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