[108831] A Rare Public Appearance: IRGC Commander Ahmad Vahidi Returns After Months Underground

First public appearance of Ahmad Vahidi since the outbreak of the war

After long months in which he disappeared from the public eye, IRGC Commander Ahmad Vahidi appeared in public in a particularly sensitive context: organizing the funeral ceremonies of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. According to Iran News, a channel that presents a hostile line toward the Iranian regime, Vahidi had not been seen in public since February 8, a period preceding the start of the combined attacks by Israel and the US, and since then he had "gone underground."

Similar reports also arrived from the War Room 🎗️ channel, which confirmed that Vahidi was spotted participating in an official meeting chaired by the President of Iran that dealt with the arrangements for Khamenei's funeral. The channel emphasized that this is "Vahidi's first public appearance in months - in fact, since the period before the war" according to War Room.

Vahidi's return to the public arena takes place at a critical timing, as Iran deals with the political and security complexity involved in the passing of Khamenei, an event that is shaking the leadership of the Islamic Republic and undermining its regional stability.