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Esmail Qaani: The Next Revolutionary Guards Quds Force Commander?
(American Enterprise Institute) Ali Alfoneh - Should Maj.-Gen. Qassem Suleimani, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force (IRGC QF) commander, pursue a political career ahead of Iran's 2013 presidential election, he may be replaced by Brig.-Gen. Esmail Qaani, IRGC QF deputy, who is believed to be directing the IRGC QF's activities in Afghanistan. Qaani's operational battlefield experience, network within the IRGC, and long acquaintance with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei qualify him for such an appointment.