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IRGC chief makes first public appearance since war began
Ahmad Vahidi, chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), made his first public appearance since the US-Israel invasion of Iran in February by paying respects to Ali Khamenei's body in Tehran. Iranian media broadcast footage of Vahidi laying his hand on the late supreme leader's coffin and praying.
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