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Interpol-wanted Iranian war strategist: Who is General Ahmad Vahidi?

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/21/who-is-ahmad-vahidi-interpol-wanted-irgc-gen…

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17 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Ahmad Vahidi, deputy IRGC commander and the man Argentina formally accused of planning the 1994 Buenos Aires bombing that killed 85 people”
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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm that Ahmad Vahidi is accused by Argentina of planning the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires which killed 85 people.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA; transl. "Argentine Israelite Mutual Association"), a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was bombed on 18 July 1994. Executed as a suic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vahid Shahcheraghi (Persian: وحید شاه‌چراغی, born 27 June 1958), better known as Ahmad Vahidi, is an Iranian brigadier general currently serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Gua…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Vahidi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Argentina and Iran maintain diplomatic relations. Initially, relations between both nations were cordial; however, relations strained after the bombings of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires in 1992 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina–Iran_relations
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“Holding the rank of a brigadier general, Vahidi currently serves as deputy commander-in-chief of the IRGC.”
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Multiple sources, including Al Jazeera and other web results, confirm Vahidi's rank as Brigadier General and his appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC.
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web search NEUTRAL — Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps brigadier generals. Government ministers of Iran.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Vahidi
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web search NEUTRAL — Ahmad Vahidi takes command of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as the country battles a devastating US-Israeli assault.Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has a job that’s among the most powerful and influentia…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/6/who-is-ahmad-vahidi-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) announced the name of its new Commander-in-Chief on Sunday (as per Indian standard time). Veteran military officer Ahmad Vahidi, the former Minister of De…
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/brigadier-general-ahma…
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“Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not appeared in public since Israeli and US strikes on his residence on 28 February.”
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Wikipedia and web search results confirm that US and Israeli strikes occurred on February 28, 2026, and that Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared in public since his appointment as supreme leader following these events.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was assassinated in Tehran as part of a series of Israeli airstrikes aimed at high-ranking Iranian officials. Khamenei's death was confir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Ali_Khamenei
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei (born 8 September 1969) is an Iranian cleric and politician who has served as the third supreme leader of Iran since 2026. A member of the Khamenei family and the second son …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojtaba_Khamenei
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“On Thursday, several outlets reported that Vahidi had met Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to receive a message from Washington regarding ongoing negotiations.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic definitions of 'reports' and unrelated Wikipedia pages for Masoud Pezeshkian and the Quds Force. No evidence was found regarding a meeting between Vahidi and Mohsin Naqvi.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masoud Pezeshkian (born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and heart surgeon who has served as the ninth president of Iran since 2024. A member of the reformist faction, he is the oldest pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masoud_Pezeshkian
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Quds Force (Persian: نیروی قدس, romanized: niru-ye qods, lit. 'Jerusalem Force') is one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It specializes in unconventional warfar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quds_Force
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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“Iranian state-run broadcaster IRIB quickly denied the reports, saying no such meeting had taken place and that the photographs circulating online dated from 2024, when Vahidi was serving as interior minister under the late President Ebrahim Raisi.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of NBA playoff discussions from 2026 and is entirely irrelevant to the claim about IRIB and Ahmad Vahidi.
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web search NEUTRAL — Re: 2026 NBA Playoffs - East First Round - #4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #5 Toronto Raptors (CLE leads 2-0) #843 » by JujitsuFlip » Tue Apr 21, 2026 5:02 pm YogurtProducer wrote: JujitsuFlip wrote: Yogurt…
https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=2504980&sta…
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web search NEUTRAL — Raptor fans would then turn around and complain that Wade is basically grabbing and holding Ingram, preventing him from getting to the ball or getting open. Basically every possession. Top Re: 2026 NB…
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web search NEUTRAL — Re: 2026 NBA Playoffs - East First Round - #4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #5 Toronto Raptors (CLE leads 2-0) Post #824 » by ReggiesKnicks » Tue Apr 21, 2026 2:31 pm jasonxxx102 wrote: I came back to rgm to…
https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=2504980&sta…
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“Born in 1958 in Shiraz under the name Vahid Shahcheraghi, Vahidi joined the IRGC in 1980.”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm he was born Vahid Shahcheraghi in Shiraz in 1958 and joined the IRGC around 1979/1980.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vahid Shahcheraghi (Persian: وحید شاه‌چراغی, born 27 June 1958), better known as Ahmad Vahidi, is an Iranian brigadier general currently serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Gua…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Vahidi
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web search NEUTRAL — Vahid Shahcheraghi, better known as Ahmad Vahidi, is an Iranian military officer who serves as commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, appointed on 1 March 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Vahidi
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web search NEUTRAL — Vahidi, born Vahid Shahcheraghi in Shiraz in 1958, joined the Revolutionary Guards in 1979 in the immediate aftermath of the Islamic Revolution. He advanced through intelligence positions, serving as …
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ahmad-vahidi-iran-new-power-player…
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“During the Iran-Iraq War he worked in military intelligence and helped establish the IRGC's intelligence operations unit.”
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Multiple sources, including NCRI and other web results, confirm Vahidi's role in military intelligence and his help in founding the IRGC's intelligence unit during the 1980s/Iran-Iraq War.
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web search NEUTRAL — Vahid Shahcheraghi, better known as Ahmad Vahidi, is an Iranian military officer who serves as commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, appointed on 1 March 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Vahidi
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web search NEUTRAL — Rise in IRGC Leadership. Ahmad Vahidi: Commander-in-Chief of the.According to US intelligence officials, Vahidi also established a tactical alliance with senior al-Qaeda leaders in Sudan in the 1990s …
https://www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com/sites/default/files…
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web search NEUTRAL — Vahidi was one of the officials who founded the IRGC’s Intelligence unit in the 1980s and he closely worked with the IRGC’s then-commander Mohsen Rezaei.Following the end of the Iran-Iraq war, the ter…
https://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/who-is-irans-new-interior-m…
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“In 1988 he was appointed the first commander of the Quds Force”
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Multiple sources, including IBTimes UK and NCRI, explicitly state that Vahidi was appointed as the first commander of the Quds Force in 1988.
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web search NEUTRAL — Vahid Shahcheraghi, better known as Ahmad Vahidi, is an Iranian military officer who serves as commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, appointed on 1 March 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Vahidi
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web search NEUTRAL — As mentioned before, Vahidi was the first commander of the terrorist Quds Force. The Quds Force has since played a key role in political assassinations abroad, whether alone or in coordination with th…
https://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/who-is-irans-new-interior-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — In 1988 he was named the first commander of the Quds Force, the IRGC's expeditionary arm responsible for overseas operations and support to allied militias as reported by The Economic Times.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ahmad-vahidi-iran-new-power-player…
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“He held the post until 1997, when he was succeeded by Major General Qassem Soleimani”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the specific date (1997) of Vahidi's succession by Qassem Soleimani.
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“Qassem Soleimani, who would lead the force until his killing in a US drone strike in Baghdad in January 2020.”
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The cross-reference from The Guardian confirms that Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad in January 2020.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Soleimani Afshar’s father was killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad in January 2020
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/04/soleimani-fa…
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“The attack killed 85 people and wounded more than 300, making it the deadliest antisemitic attack in the Western Hemisphere since World War II.”
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“Argentina's prosecutor formally named Vahidi as one of the planners and he has been on Interpol's Red Notice list ever since”
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“Under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Vahidi served as defence minister from 2009 to 2013”
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“He subsequently headed the Supreme National Defence University before being appointed interior minister under President Ebrahim Raisi in 2021.”
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“Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman, died in custody after being detained by the morality police for allegedly violating Iran's mandatory hijab law.”
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“Human rights groups documented the killing of more than 500 protesters by security forces in the crackdown on the demonstrations.”
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“Talks in April in Islamabad between Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and US Vice-President JD Vance ended without result.”
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