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IRGC General Vahidi Leads Tehran-US Talks, Complicates Trump Negotiations

5/22/2026

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Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi is Tehran’s interlocutor in U.S. talks.
He commands Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)’s missile and naval forces and reports to Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who remains hidden after the Feb. 28 Israeli strike that killed his father.
Analysts say Vahidi’s hard-line stance, linked to involvement in the 1994 Argentine bombing and the 2022 Mahsa Amini crackdown, is complicating President Donald Trump’s effort to secure a negotiating partner.

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Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi is Tehran’s interlocutor in U.S. talks.
He commands Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)’s missile and naval forces and reports to Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who remains hidden after the Feb. 28 Israeli strike that killed his father.
Analysts say Vahidi’s hard-line stance, linked to involvement in the 1994 Argentine bombing and the 2022 Mahsa Amini crackdown, is complicating President Donald Trump’s effort to secure a negotiating partner.