{"id":441586,"date":"2025-06-25T13:22:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T08:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=441586"},"modified":"2025-06-25T13:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T08:22:51","slug":"iranian-general-shows-up-in-tehran-after-wikipedia-declared-him-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/iranian-general-shows-up-in-tehran-after-wikipedia-declared-him-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian General Shows Up in Tehran After Wikipedia Declared Him Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani, long rumored dead after Israeli strikes, made a dramatic public appearance in Tehran Tuesday evening, putting to rest nearly two weeks of speculation about his fate.<\/p>\n<p>Qaani, 62, was seen addressing a crowd in Revolution Square during a government-organized celebration marking what Iran is calling its \u201cvictory\u201d over Israel.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/dead-body-of-veteran-actress-found-after-a-week-in-karachi-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dead Body of Veteran Actress Found After a Week in Karachi Home<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Dressed in civilian clothes and a black baseball cap, the general appeared healthy and at ease, mingling with supporters waving Iranian flags. His presence was broadcast on Iranian state television, though officials offered no details about his whereabouts during his 12-day absence.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"html5\" id=\"arve-html5-\" style=\"max-width:352px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed\">\n\t\t\t<video class=\"arve-video fitvidsignore\" controls controlslist=\"\" data-arve=\"arve-html5-\" onloadstart=\"this.volume=1\" preload=\"metadata\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iran.mp4#t=0.1\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>The rumors began on June 13, when The New York Times, citing unnamed sources, reported that Qaani had been killed in an Israeli airstrike that also targeted other senior Iranian military officials. The report was never confirmed by Iranian authorities, but the general\u2019s prolonged silence and absence from public view fueled widespread speculation. Even Wikipedia briefly listed his date of death as June 13, 2025, before quietly amending the entry after his reappearance.<\/p>\n<p>Qaani\u2019s sudden return has sparked questions about the circumstances of his disappearance. Iranian media have not explained his absence, and officials have declined to comment on whether he was ever in danger. The general\u2019s reemergence comes at a sensitive time, as Iran seeks to project strength following weeks of heightened tensions and military exchanges with Israel.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/from-lahore-to-milan-pradas-kolhapuri-rip-off-sparks-fury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From Lahore to Milan: Prada\u2019s Kolhapuri Rip-Off Sparks Fury<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Esmail Qaani has led the Quds Force\u2014the elite external operations wing of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)\u2014since January 2020, after the U.S. assassination of his predecessor, Qasem Soleimani, in a drone strike near Baghdad airport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani, long rumored dead after Israeli strikes, made a dramatic public appearance in Tehran Tuesday evening, putting to rest nearly two weeks of speculation about his fate. Qaani, 62, was seen addressing a crowd in Revolution Square during a government-organized celebration marking what Iran is calling its \u201cvictory\u201d over Israel. Dressed in civilian clothes and [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/iranian-general-shows-up-in-tehran-after-wikipedia-declared-him-dead\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":441588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2540,2568,2373,1291,2578],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-441586","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-international","8":"category-politics","9":"category-rumor","10":"category-social-media","11":"category-street-buzz"},"wps_subtitle":"","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iranian-general-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iranian-general.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iranian-general.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Sher Alam","categories_name":["International","Politics","Rumor","Social Media","Street Buzz"],"title_text":"Iranian General Shows Up in Tehran After Wikipedia Declared Him Dead","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2540,2568,2373,1291,2578&exclude=441586","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441586\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441586"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=441586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}