Who is Ahmad Vahidi, the IRGC’s new commander? Ahmad Vahidi takes command of Iran's Revolutionary Guards as the country battles a devastating US-Israeli assault Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has a job that’s among the most powerful and influential in Iran – and one in which the shadow of death constantly hovers. Vahidi has taken command of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps at a particularly challenging moment, amid a joint US-Israeli war on his country that has killed more than 1,000 people, devastated Iranian cities, and assassinated much of the country’s senior military leadership. R

Who is Ahmad Vahidi, the IRGC’s new commander? Ahmad Vahidi takes command of Iran's Revolutionary Guards as the country battles a devastating US-Israeli assault Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has a job that’s among the most powerful and influential in Iran – and one in which the shadow of death constantly hovers. Vahidi has taken command of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps at a particularly challenging moment, amid a joint US-Israeli war on his country that has killed more than 1,000 people, devastated Iranian cities, and assassinated much of the country’s senior military leadership. R