{"id":246297,"date":"2021-09-07T15:37:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T20:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=246297"},"modified":"2023-02-01T00:33:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T23:33:24","slug":"who-is-irans-new-interior-minister-ahmad-vahidi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/who-is-irans-new-interior-minister-ahmad-vahidi\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Ahmad Vahidi, Iran\u2019s New Interior Minister?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"ahmad-vahidi-iran\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-246299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ahmad-vahidi-iran.jpeg\" alt=\"ahmad-vahidi-iran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ahmad-vahidi-iran.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ahmad-vahidi-iran-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ahmad-vahidi-iran-768x431.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ahmad-vahidi-iran-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ahmad-vahidi-iran-696x390.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Last week, the Iranian regime\u2019s parliament approved of Ebrahim Raisi nominees to head various cabinet ministries. The entire cabinet consists of thieves and terrorists, but Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi stands out as one of the most appalling appointments. He is subject to international arrest warrants for his involvement in Iranian regime terrorism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Ahmad Vahidi was born in June 1958. His birth name is Ahmad Shah Cheraghi. He has been one of the top commanders of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) for much of his career. In 1988, when the IRGC\u2019s Quds Force was formed, Vahidi became its first commander.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Quds Force is one of four forces of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). The other three forces are the ground forces under the command of the IRGC Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, the Air Force under the command of the IRGC Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, and the Navy under the command of IRGC Brigadier General Alireza Tangsiri.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Quds Force, or Quds Corps, officially operates outside of Iran. However, in times of crisis, such as the November 2019 popular uprisings, they are brought in to suppress uprisings and attack the Iranian people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran: Ebrahim Raisi&rsquo;s cabinet of thieves and terrorists gets approval from parliament\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe qsa_\\&amp;start\\=88\" id=\"WYL_VKQFtvEHreI\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FVKQFtvEHreI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VKQFtvEHreI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M13S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-08-29T19:00:06Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_VKQFtvEHreI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FVKQFtvEHreI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran: Ebrahim Raisi\u2019s cabinet of thieves and terrorists gets approval from parliament<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VKQFtvEHreI\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FVKQFtvEHreI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Ebrahim Raisi&rsquo;s cabinet of thieves and terrorists gets approval from parliament\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"On August 25, 2021, the Majlis (parliament) issued its vote of confidence for most nominees of the cabinet of Ebrahim Raisi, the Iranian regime\u2019s new president. Raisi\u2019s officials are mostly old regime veterans who have been involved in decades of financial corruption, repression, and terrorism. Many of Raisi\u2019s ministers are sanctioned by the United States for their role in the regime\u2019s illicit activities and human rights violations. Raisi himself is blacklisted by the U.S. for his human rights violations. Foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has deep ties with the regime\u2019s terror apparatus. He previously served as the Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs. He had a very close relationship with Qassem Soleimani, the mastermind of the regime\u2019s terror operations. In a recent meeting with Majlis members, Amir Abdollahian vowed to \u201ccontinue the path of Soleimani.\u201d Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in January 2020 for his role in advancing \u201cthe regime\u2019s destabilizing objectives.\u201d Mohsen Rezaee, Raisi\u2019s deputy for economic affairs, is a former commander-in-chief of the IRGC. Rezaee has a long career in foreign terrorism and domestic repression. He is wanted by the Interpol for his role in the 1994 bombing against the AMIA Jewish community in Argentina. Ahmad Vahidi, the upcoming interior minister, also has an Interpol red notice for the AMIA bombing. At the time he was the commander of the terrorist IRGC Quds Force. Oil minister Javad Oji was blacklisted by the US Treasure in 2020 along with other managers of the Mostazafan Foundation. Mostazafan is a corrupt financial institution overseen by regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Massoud Mirkazemi, the head of the Budget and Planning Organization, was involved in the Babak Zanjani oil embezzlement case, worth billions of dollars. Minister of roads and urban development Rostam Ghassemi was also involved in the Zanjani dossier. Ghassemi was placed under U.S. sanctions in 2019 for overseeing a large shipping network that financially supports the IRGC Quds Force and the Lebanese Hezbollah. Mohammad Mokhber, Raisi\u2019s first vice president, was appointed as the head of Execution of Khomeini\u2019s Order (EIKO) in 2007. EIKO is a major economic conglomerate that is part of the tax-exempt institutions that directly report to Khamenei. In January 2021, the U.S. placed sanctions on EIKO and other regime-run institutions, describing them as entities whose assets \u201chave been used by the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to enrich his office, reward his political allies, and persecute the regime\u2019s perceived enemies.\u201d The question is, how will the world deal with a cabinet that is backed by a long history of corruption, terror, and rights violations? Read more: https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/ebrahim-raisi-cabinet-majlis-approval-20210826 *** Content on the PMOI\/MEK&#039;s official YouTube channel is not subject to copyright if the source is mentioned ***\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) published a detailed report about the Quds Force, which can be found <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/publications\/special-reports\/the-iranian-regimes-irgc-quds-force-1980s-present\/\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Vahidi was also the Minister of Defense in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad\u2019s government. He later became a member of the regime\u2019s Expediency Council and head of its political, defense, and security commission.<br \/>\nVahidi was one of the officials who founded the IRGC\u2019s Intelligence unit in the 1980s and he closely worked with the IRGC\u2019s then-commander Mohsen Rezaei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In 1981, when Rezaei became the IRGC commander, Vahidi became his deputy in charge of the IRGC Intelligence unit. Vahidi particularly focused on organizing the regime\u2019s terrorist activities abroad and supporting the mullahs\u2019 proxy groups. Vahidi was a mentor to Imad Mughniyeh, a top commander of Hezbollah who was assassinated in 2008.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As mentioned before, Vahidi was the first commander of the terrorist Quds Force. The Quds Force has since played a key role in political assassinations abroad, whether alone or in coordination with the Ministry of Intelligence and Security. Vahidi oversaw several of these terrorist attacks until 1997.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Vahidi has also established a number of the IRGC\u2019s garrisons responsible for organizing terrorist activities, including:<br \/>\n&#8211; IRGC Ramadan Garrison, a framework for part of the IRGC\u2019s terrorist operation outside Iran<br \/>\n&#8211; IRGC Bilal Garrison, which is in charge of terrorist operations abroad.<br \/>\n&#8211; IRGC Al-Ansar Garrison, which is tasked with spreading terrorism in Iran\u2019s neighboring countries and was responsible for attacking the Iranian opposition\u2019s headquarters in Pakistan in 1987.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Vahidi separated the oldest and most experienced intelligence cadres of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/inside-irans-army-of-terror-and-oppression-revolutionary-guards-irgc\/\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC<\/a>, mainly those of the Ramadan garrison, and transferred them to the Quds Force. He also centralized all terrorist operations by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/inside-irans-army-of-terror-and-oppression-revolutionary-guards-irgc-part-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC<\/a> in Quds Force. Mohsen Rezaei said that the Quds Force\u2019s goal is to form an \u201cIslamic International Army.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The NCRI\u2019s report elaborates upon this mission as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cThe most important operational areas of the Quds terrorist force at the beginning of its establishment. Following the end of the Iran-Iraq war, the terrorist [Quds] force expanded its activities to other countries. In the 1990s, it was mainly in Lebanon and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u2022 Lebanon: With extensive support for the Hezbollah terrorist group and efforts to further influence the Lebanese government and security structures.<br \/>\n\u2022 Syria: Supporting Assad\u2019s dictatorship, including the formation of pro-Syrian militias and the deployment of tens of thousands of militants in the form of the Fatemiyoun brigade of Afghan mercenaries, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-regime-s-mercenaries-in-syria-will-be-granted-iranian-citizenship\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Zainebiyoun brigade<\/a> of Pakistani mercenaries, and Abolfazl\u2019s brigade of Iraqi mercenaries.<br \/>\n\u2022 Iraq: With the establishment of a militia group called Al Hashd-al Sha\u2019bi, the model of Basij militias in Iran, Iran is trying to establish closer links with Iraq and control relations with the Iraqi Kurdistan region to control and suppress Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraqi Kurdistan.<br \/>\n\u2022 Yemen: Supporting the survival of the puppet Houthi regime in the capital Sanaa against the legitimate government, in conflict with Saudi Arabia.<br \/>\n\u2022 Afghanistan: Supporting Shiite groups and armed groups close to the regime and gaining more influence in the Afghan government.<br \/>\n\u2022 Palestine (Gaza Strip): All-out support for the terrorist groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad, the destruction of the Middle East peace process, and the weakening of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian government led by Mahmoud Abbas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Despite the particular focus of the Quds terrorist force on the countries mentioned above, the Revolutionary Guards <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/irans-revolutionary-guards-are-clearly-terrorists-and-so-is-the-whole-regime\/\" rel=\"noopener\">terrorist organization<\/a> is also involved in terrorist activities in all countries of the Middle East, from North Africa to the Persian Gulf. Among these terrorist interventions and activities, we can mention the conflicts between the regime and the Bahraini government, in which the Quds Force plays an active role. In recent years, there have been numerous reports of the arrest of members of the Quds terrorist force and weapons and ammunition in the Persian Gulf\u2019s Arab states, especially in Bahrain.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_239861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-239861\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Amia-Argentina-e1621273930207\" class=\"wp-image-239861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Amia-Argentina-e1621273930207.jpg\" alt=\"the 1994 bombing of the AMIA center in Buenos Aires, Argentina\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-239861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 1994 bombing of the AMIA center in Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Vahidi and the AMIA Bombing<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On July 18, 1994, a massive truck bomb outside a Jewish center in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.losandes.com.ar\/politica\/la-argentina-expreso-su-mas-energica-condena-al-nombramiento-de-ahmad-vahidi-en-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Buenos Aires<\/a>, Argentina, killed 85 people and left more than 200 injured. On August 10, the Iranian Resistance declared that the bombing had been planned in Tehran by the IRGC, the Intelligence Ministry, and the Foreign Ministry and approved by the regime\u2019s Supreme National Security Council.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In 2006, Argentinian federal government prosecutors officially filed a lawsuit against the perpetrators of this attack, including Ahmad Vahidi. Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who was investigating the AMIA bombing, underlined that Vahidi was involved in planning and carrying out the operation. Nisman was assassinated in his home before going to court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Despite the Interpol red card, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20090822-argentina-condemns-choice-defence-chief-wanted-1994-attack-\" rel=\"noopener\">nominated<\/a> Ahmad Vahidi as his Minister of Defense in August 2009. In June 2011, after Vahidi visited to Bolivia to attend a defense conference upon the invitation of the Bolivian Defense Minister, the country faced protests from Argentina. As a result, the Bolivian Foreign Minister apologized in a letter to his Argentine counterpart and Bolivia asked Vahidi to leave the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Vahidi continued serving as Minister of Defense until 2013.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221541\" style=\"width: 476px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"IRGC-Brigadier-General-Ahmad-Vahidi\" class=\"size-full wp-image-221541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IRGC-Brigadier-General-Ahmad-Vahidi.jpg\" alt=\"IRGC-Brigadier-General-Ahmad-Vahidi\" width=\"476\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IRGC-Brigadier-General-Ahmad-Vahidi.jpg 476w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IRGC-Brigadier-General-Ahmad-Vahidi-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IRGC-Brigadier-General-Ahmad-Vahidi-396x420.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IRGC Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Khamenei handpicked the regime\u2019s parliament, appointed Raisi, and personally ratified his ministers in a bid to consolidate his regime facing Iran\u2019s restive society. When Ebrahim Raisi was announced as the winner of the regime\u2019s sham presidential election, Amnesty International\u2019s Secretary General <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/06\/25\/agnes-callamard-calls-for-end-to-a-culture-of-impunity\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Agn\u00e8s Callamard<\/a> said: \u201cThat Ebrahim Raisi has risen to the presidency instead of being investigated for the crimes against humanity of murder, enforced disappearance, and torture, is a grim reminder that impunity reigns supreme in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Raisi is notorious for his role in the 1988 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-1988-massacre-of-political-prisoners\/the-1988-massacre-of-political-prisoners-in-iran-eyewitness-accounts\/\" rel=\"noopener\">massacre<\/a> of 30,000 political prisoners. His ministers and government officials are criminals like Vahidi. Their appointment by Raisi once again shows how \u201cimpunity reigns supreme\u201d in Iran under the mullahs\u2019 regime in light of the international community\u2019s inaction. This cabinet once again shows the regime in Iran is dedicated to human rights violations inside Iran and the export of terrorism abroad. Raisi and his ministers, such as Vahidi, should not be welcomed by world powers but should be tried for crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, the Iranian regime&rsquo;s parliament approved of Ebrahim Raisi nominees to head various cabinet ministries. 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