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Attack kills top Iranian general, family members: IRGC [Jamshid Eshaghi]
APA ^ | 31 March 2026 | Editor

Posted on 03/31/2026 7:56:35 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan

Iran’s IRGC has confirmed the killing of Jamshid Eshaghi, a major general in Iran’s armed forces and an adviser to the chief of the General Staff, Al Jazeera reports.

In a statement circulated by Iranian media, the IRGC said an attack killed Eshaghi with several members of his family, but it did not provide details.

Earlier today, Iranian state media announced that the funeral for the IRGC navy commander, Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, who was also killed in an Israeli attack, will take place on Monday.


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This is a critical hit.

Jamshid Eshaghi was a Brigadier General in Iran’s Armed Forces and a senior financial officer, serving as Chief of the Office of Budget and Financial Affairs within the Armed Forces General Staff (AFGS). He was a key figure responsible for managing military finances, particularly through the monetization of Iranian oil to fund defense operations.

His elimination disrupts a key financial pipeline used to fund missile programs, UAV development, and support for groups like Hezbollah and the Houthis.

Eshaghi was closely linked to Sepehr Energy Jahan Nama Pars, a Tehran-based oil company identified by U.S. authorities as a front for Iran’s military. He previously served as an official of Sepehr Energy and was said to oversee its operations on behalf of the AFGS and Ministry of Defense. This network used shell companies to covertly sell Iranian crude oil abroad, including nearly two million barrels to China in January 2025.

He also coordinated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on illicit oil sales to China, integrating the conventional military’s budgetary needs with the IRGC’s clandestine export networks. These activities generated hundreds of millions of dollars for Iran’s military programs.




1 posted on 03/31/2026 7:56:35 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan
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To: MeanWestTexan

Who is left?


2 posted on 03/31/2026 7:57:35 AM PDT by Jonty30 (I would have been an awesome merchant marine. I can sell convenient store items very well.)
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To: MeanWestTexan
"...the funeral for the IRGC navy commander, ... will take place on Monday..."

...in front of an extremely sparse group of mourners.

3 posted on 03/31/2026 8:01:13 AM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: Jonty30

The new IRGC (3rd one, I think) is Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi. He’s the last of the hardliners alive and in power. (Although rumors abound on X of his death).

IF we cap him, there’s not a lot of depth of the bench left.


4 posted on 03/31/2026 8:02:52 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: Jonty30

“Who is left?”

They should be at his funeral.


5 posted on 03/31/2026 8:15:19 AM PDT by Justa (Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people....)
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To: MeanWestTexan

Good. Hopefully our forces and the Israelis will be able to eliminate enough of the unrepentant ones to help Iran have a more population-oriented government.


6 posted on 03/31/2026 8:15:43 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Justa

Yes, very good.


7 posted on 03/31/2026 8:16:50 AM PDT by Jonty30 (I would have been an awesome merchant marine. I can sell convenient store items very well.)
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To: Jonty30

Mohammad Pakpour — Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC

Alireza Tangsiri — Commander of the IRGC Navy

Gholamreza Soleimani — Head of the Basij paramilitary forces

Ali Mohammad Naini — IRGC Spokesperson / Deputy for Public Relations

Mehdi Qureishi and Esmail Dehghan (among others) — Senior commanders in the IRGC Aerospace Force

Hassan Hassanzadeh — Senior IRGC commander

Behnam Rezaei — Head of IRGC Navy Intelligence Directorate

Ali Hashemi — Deputy Commander, IRGC

Saheb al-Zaman — Head of Basij

Asadollah Badfar — New head of Basij forces

Whole slew of regional/provincial commanders, e.g., Ghadir Azarian (IRGC East Azerbaijan commander) and Naqi Mohaddesnia (Head of Clergy Affairs, IRGC East Azerbaijan).

Multiple senior IRGC Quds Force figures operating in Lebanon/region (e.g., Davood Alizadeh, Reza Khazaei, and finance/intelligence officers

Hossein Salami — Former Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC.

Amir Ali Hajizadeh — Former Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force (key missile program figure).

The IRGC Aerospace Force and Basij are reported as leaderless following multiple strikes.

The IRGC Navy command is in flux after Tangsiri’s death.

So, to answer your question, which remotely senior guys are left, it’s:

Ahmad Vahidi — Current Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC

Esmail Qaani — Commander of the IRGC Quds Force

Mohammad Karami — Commander of the IRGC Ground Forces

Of these, I think on Vahidi has the gravitas to hold it all together.

The clerical side has been picked apart, leaving really 2 1/2 still alive:

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei — new Supreme Leader — gay boy who may or may not be a vegitable

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi Senior Shi’ite cleric, member of the Guardian Council and Assembly of Experts. Appointed to the three-person interim leadership council

Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i — Chief Justice

Of these three, the gay boy probably needs to be whacked for political reasons, although he is not really a leader. I think the Chief Justice is the main target.


8 posted on 03/31/2026 8:20:56 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: MeanWestTexan

For clarity, I started with the people killed above.


9 posted on 03/31/2026 8:21:52 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: MeanWestTexan; Miami Rebel

Would you consider this a “war crime” Miami_rebel? Show us your “rules-based order” lawyer chops.


10 posted on 03/31/2026 8:22:09 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( Neocons in love with the Ukraine War hate how long the Iran War is taking..........)
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To: Justa
It is possible, even probably, that these surgical strikes are being called in by Iranians familiar with their locations. TRUMP is not necessarily lying when he says talks with Iran are going very well and Reuters (and other puppet media) immediately responds with quotes from other Iranian officials which denies that they are even talking at all.

Reuters AOPM and the administration are simply talking with different groups of Iranians.

11 posted on 03/31/2026 8:22:13 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys many aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: alancarp

They should be bombing the funerals for these high profile leaders. In that part of the world people need support of their families/clans to be successful in so their support of these maniacs makes them culpable as well. It should be official United States policy that any large gatherings will be bombed. There should be no rallies or any gatherings allowed out under the sun.


12 posted on 03/31/2026 8:25:13 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( Neocons in love with the Ukraine War hate how long the Iran War is taking..........)
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To: MeanWestTexan

For a long time, the IRGC was an ambitious Iranian man’s path to wealth.

Now it is not only the path to a quick death, but it puts the whole family’s lives at risk.

Time to take the money and run. IRGC is not going to be there for you when this is over. The IRGC must go, as they serve no role in a normal country.


13 posted on 03/31/2026 8:26:15 AM PDT by BeauBo
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To: MeanWestTexan

14 posted on 03/31/2026 8:26:42 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: MeanWestTexan

Gosh. He seemed like such a nice guy, too. His family, I’m sure, had long enjoyed the fruits of his labors.


15 posted on 03/31/2026 8:28:52 AM PDT by oldplayer
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To: MeanWestTexan

That’s what they want to do to us.

If they can dish it out, they can take it.


16 posted on 03/31/2026 8:32:14 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: MeanWestTexan

They should consider filling these job openings with Persians.


17 posted on 03/31/2026 8:38:11 AM PDT by BlackbirdSST (FTL)
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To: wildcard_redneck

In love affairs and wars every thing is permissible without limits. How many Japanese were incinerated in Hiroshima and Nagasaki? It was war for crying out loud.


18 posted on 03/31/2026 8:41:57 AM PDT by Bobbyvotes (Work is worship. Do more work & become mo logical re wealthy. )
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To: metmom

Agreed.


19 posted on 03/31/2026 8:43:39 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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“the funeral for the IRGC navy commander, Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, who was also killed in an Israeli attack, will take place on Monday.”

...here’s an idea...


20 posted on 03/31/2026 8:43:53 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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