Mohammad Reza Zahedi died in Israeli air attack: On Monday (April 01, 2024), the Israeli Air Force carried out an attack in the Syrian capital Damascus. Mohammad Reza Zahedi, the top military commander of Iran’s elite force Revolutionary Guard, has been killed in this attack. Not only this, along with Zahedi, a total of 7 IRGC officers have been confirmed dead.
Iran’s mercury reaches seventh place
Iran’s mercury has reached seventh place due to the attack on its soil by the Israeli Air Force. The Iranian government has said that it will give a befitting reply to this attack. Not only this, Iran is also getting the support of Lebanon-based Hezbollah organization. He says that we are ready to punish the enemy.
Who was Mohammad Raza Zahedi?
According to Fox News report, the American intelligence agency has claimed that Zahedi was a staunch supporter of Hezbollah. During his lifetime, Zahedi had made important efforts to strengthen the terrorist organization Hezbollah.
In view of Zahedi’s inclination against Hezbollah, in 2010 the US Treasury Department had imposed strict sanctions on him. It was Jahedi who used to provide consignments of weapons to Hezbollah terrorists. Not only this, he was considered an important link between Hezbollah and the Syrian intelligence agency.
Zahedi has taken part in Iran-Iraq war
In a conversation with Fox News, Iran affairs expert Behnam Ben Talebu said that Zahedi had also taken part in the Iran-Iraq war. Apart from this, he also held the post of Commander in the Air Force of IRGC for some time. Zahedi was among the top officers of Quds Force between 2000 and 2010.