Yahya Rahim Safavi

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main other Yahya "Rahim" Safavi (Template:Langx, born 1952) is an Iranian military commander who served as the chief commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[1][2] Currently, Safavi is serving as a senior military advisor to the leader of the Islamic revolution. Additionally, he has assumed the role of head of Defense and Security Commission within the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations.[3]

Early life

Safavi was born in 1952 in the city of Isfahan, Iran,[1][2] to an Azerbaijani family.[4]

Career

Safavi was one of the leaders of the Iran–Iraq War.[5] During the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, he played a key role in the uprising in Herat in November 2001, where American, Iranian and Northern Alliance troops supported a local uprising against the Taliban.

He served as the deputy commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps until 1997 when he was appointed its commander, replacing Mohsen Rezaee in 1997.[6]

He was replaced as commander of the IRGC by Mohammad Ali Jafari, former director of the Strategic Studies Center of the IRGC on 1 September 2007.[7] Then he was appointed by the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei as his special military advisor.[8]

Political views

Safavi is a leading advocate of the so-called "Axis of Resistance," which includes Hezbollah, Hamas, and Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.[9] He argued that this network has already dealt strategic blows to Israel and has the potential to reshape the region's geopolitical future. According to Safavi, Israel has been "defeated by the Resistance," and he emphasizes that the liberation of Palestine will only be achieved through persistent armed struggle.[10][11]

On Apr 7, 2024, Safavi opined that Hamas is an idea and an ideal that cannot be destroyed.[12] During his speech at the 6th International Conference of Solidarity with Palestinian Youth, Safavi praised Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, describing it as a "glorious" operation.[13][14]

Asset freeze

On 24 December 2006, Rahim Safavi was included on a list of Iranian individuals and organizations sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737 due to their alleged involvement in the Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.[15]

Awards and recognition

File:Order of Fat'h (1st Class).svg Fath grade 1

File:Order of Fat'h (1st Class).svg Fath grade 1

File:Order of Fat'h (2nd Class).svg Fath grade 2

See also

References

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  5. ↑ Safavi, Karbala 5 Operation iribnews.ir Retrieved 31 January 2019
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