Ahmad Vahidi, Key Figure Behind Iran’s Hardline Stance in Negotiations

The U.S.-based think tank, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), has said in a report that Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has emerged as one of the main figures shaping Iran’s hardline stance in negotiations over a possible end to the war with the United States and Israel.

According to expert assessments, Vahidi and members of his inner circle have likely taken control of not only Iran’s military response in the conflict, but also Tehran’s negotiating policies.

Vahidi, who was elevated to this position this year following the death of the previous commander at the outbreak of the war, now commands one of Iran’s most powerful military forces.

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