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TEHRAN<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Emerging reports from the Iranian capital indicate that\u00a0Esmail Qaani<\/strong>, the Commander of the elite Quds Force, has been executed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on charges of espionage.<\/p>\n The execution follows a period of intense internal scrutiny after the commander survived a series of high-profile Israeli strikes that decimated Iran\u2019s top leadership, including the assassination of\u00a0Ayatollah Ali Khamenei<\/strong>\u00a0on March 1.<\/p>\n From Survival to Suspicion<\/strong><\/p>\n Qaani\u2019s \u201cmiraculous\u201d ability to escape multiple targeted attacks that killed his deputies and superiors reportedly triggered deep suspicion within the IRGC\u2019s intelligence wing. Sources suggest that the Revolutionary Guard became convinced that his survival was not a matter of luck, but the result of a deal with foreign intelligence.<\/p>\n The military leadership allegedly accused Qaani of being a\u00a0Mossad agent<\/strong>, claiming he provided the precise coordinates and timing of the Supreme Leader\u2019s movements in exchange for his own safety.<\/p>\n