Ali Esmailzadeh (Photo: Twitter)
Fri 03 June 2022:
Iran reported the death of another colonel of the elite Quds force of its Revolutionary Guards on Friday, the second in two weeks from the unit which oversees Iran’s military operations abroad.
Quoting an unknown official, the early morning report by the official IRNA news agency said Col. Ali Esmailzadeh died during an incident in his residence days ago in city of Karaj, some 35 kilometres northwest of the capital Tehran.
It did not elaborate but denied reports that the colonel was assassinated.
بعد مقتل زميله في هجوم بـ #طهران.. مقتل القيادي بفيلق القدس “علي إسماعيل زاده” في “ظروف مريبة” #إيران#الحدث pic.twitter.com/xKByPHGsc1
— ا لـحـدث (@AlHadath) June 3, 2022
Unit 840 is a very secretive group within the Quds Force and there are no photos of its members available.
Iran International’s sources also said that after he fell from the roof, Esmailzadeh was taken to Shahid Madani hospital where after examination doctors pronounced him dead. Based on this report, officials of the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) told Esmailzadeh’s family that the reason for his death was suicide. The IRGC officials further told the family that he ended his life due to psychological problems after separation from his wife and has left a note about his action.
Iran International’s sources said that after Sayyad Khodaei’s killing the IRGC intelligence looking for security leaks from within the Qods Force became suspicious of Esmailzadeh and decided to eliminate him by organizing a suicide scenario.
Iran blamed his slaying on the US and its allies, including Israel.
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