As negotiations over the war in Iran hang by a thread, a notorious Iranian commander sanctioned by the US and wanted by Interpol is helping to craft Tehran’s next moves.
Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), assumed the role after his predecessor, Mohammad Pakpour, was killed in US-Israeli strikes on February 28 – the first day of the war.
Sanctioned by the US over his role in cracking down on domestic protests and wanted by Interpol for alleged involvement in a bombing in Argentina three decades ago, Vahidi is one of the fiercest opponents of compromise with Washington and, experts say, is even more radical…