ALWAGHT- Brigadier General Esmaeil Qaani, the Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Quds Force, dispelled rumors regarding his health by appearing at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport early Tuesday.
Scenes aired live by Iranian state TV on Tuesday morning showed Brigadier General Qaani at the airport during a ceremony to receive the body of senior IRGC commander Brigadier General Abbas Nilforooshan, who was martyred alongside the secretary general of Hezbollah in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon on September 27.
The IRGC Quds Force commander’s appearance in good health came amid media speculation regarding his possible martyrdom or injury in Lebanon.
Israeli media outlets had fueled rumors about the Iranian general's purported loss.