Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Ahmad Vahidi appeared in Tehran on the evening of the 2nd, state Supreme Leader office photos showed, after earlier reports he had been killed in an attack. The images show Vahidi seated beside the coffin at a small religious ceremony near the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s residence ahead of Khamenei’s funeral. AP reported Vahidi’s last public appearance was on Feb. 8, weeks before the outbreak of fighting; he joined the IRGC after the 197

Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Ahmad Vahidi appeared in Tehran on the evening of the 2nd, state Supreme Leader office photos showed, after earlier reports he had been killed in an attack. The images show Vahidi seated beside the coffin at a small religious ceremony near the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s residence ahead of Khamenei’s funeral. AP reported Vahidi’s last public appearance was on Feb. 8, weeks before the outbreak of fighting; he joined the IRGC after the 1979 revolution and was the founding commander of the Sacred City Brigade.