Middle East Eye • July 3, 2026 09:40

IRGC chief makes first public appearance since war began

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The chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Ahmad Vahidi paid his respects in Tehran before the body of Ali Khamenei, his first public appearance since the US-Israel invasion of Iran in February.

In footage broadcast on Friday by Iranian media, Vahidi was shown laying his hand on the late supreme leader's coffin and prayed.

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Khamenei's body in the Grand Mosque. The homage of the leader of the Pasdaran, first public appearance since the beginning of the war

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Khamenei's body in the Grand Mosque. The homage of the leader of the Pasdaran, first public appearance since the beginning of the war

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IRGC chief makes first public appearance since war began

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Khamenei's body in the Grand Mosque. The homage of the leader of the Pasdaran, first public appearance since the beginning of the war

Ahmad Vahidi fotografato mentre prega sulla bara, non si vedeva da febbraio. Pezeshkian: 'Profondo dolore per il grande leader iraniano, ma è l'inizio di una nuova stagione di resistenza' 

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Khamenei's body in the Grand Mosque. The homage of the leader of the Pasdaran, first public appearance since the beginning of the war

Ahmad Vahidi fotografato mentre prega sulla bara, non si vedeva da febbraio. Pezeshkian: 'Profondo dolore per il grande leader iraniano, ma è l'inizio di una nuova stagione di resistenza' 

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Pasdaran chief pays homage to Khamenei, first public appearance since the start of the war

Ahmad Vahidi fotografato mentre prega sulla bara, non si vedeva da febbraio

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Pasdaran chief pays homage to Khamenei, first public appearance since the start of the war

Ahmad Vahidi fotografato mentre prega sulla bara, non si vedeva da febbraio

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IRGC caretaker chief Vahidi makes first public appearance

IRGC caretaker chief Vahidi makes first public appearance Ahmad Vahidi, the caretaker commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has made his first public appearance since the start of the …