Ismail Kani, the chief commander of the Quds Force, working under Iran’s elite force Revolutionary Guard Corps, has been arrested on suspicion of being an Israeli spy. Information about Kani’s arrest after remaining missing for several days has come to light. Kani was on a visit to Lebanon’s capital Beirut in late September, when on September 27, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, several of his commanders and the deputy chief of the Revolutionary Guard were killed in a massive Israeli airstrike.
It is believed that Kani had given the clue to Israel about the presence of Nasrullah. After the death of Nasrallah, Kani was to have a meeting with Hashem Sefeddin, who was considered his successor, in the early days of October, but Kani did not attend that meeting, instead the building where the meeting was to be held was attacked by Israeli planes. Several days later, Israel confirmed Sefeddin’s death.
Suspicion of Iranian agencies confirmed
Ismail Kani was also supposed to be with Sefeddin at the time of the attack, so rumors spread that he too had been killed, but he was found alive in Beirut. After this the suspicion of Iranian agencies was confirmed. It is not yet certain whether Kani was arrested in Beirut with the help of Hezbollah or whether he was called to Iran and detained, but at present he is in the custody of Iranian agencies.
Had a heart attack during interrogation, now waiting for recovery
It is learned that Kani suffered a heart attack during interrogation and has been admitted to the hospital amid tight security. Now we are waiting for his recovery so that he can be interrogated in detail. There is also suspicion that Ismail Kani may have a hand in the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniya in Tehran. Because very few people knew about the secret place of Hania’s stay. Since Kani was a top officer of the Revolutionary Guard, it was normal for him to have complete information about Haniya. Therefore, it is believed that on Kani’s information, Israel got Haniya murdered through its agents present in Iran.
Kani’s direct involvement in Haniya’s murder also cannot be ruled out, because at the time of the assassination of the Hamas chief, it was discussed that there are Israeli agents in Iran’s security agencies who provide important information to Israel and keep track of incidents. Let’s execute. Due to this, many prominent people including former President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi have died under mysterious circumstances.
US sanctions extended on Iranian petro and petrochemical sectors
After Iran’s missile attack on Israel, America has taken strict action and increased the sanctions on its petroleum and petrochemical sectors. According to a statement issued by the US Treasury Department, “This action has increased financial pressure on Iran.” “It is intended to limit the regime’s ability to earn Iran’s vital energy revenues, to attack U.S. partners and allies, and to undermine stability in the region.”
Petroleum and petrochemical sectors have been included in America’s new step. This is an executive order that targets key sectors of the Iranian economy. Its objective is to financially deprive the government of the ability to raise resources for its nuclear and missile programmes.