Iran's Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani has not been heard from since Israeli strikes on Beirut late last week, two senior Iranian security officials told Reuters. Qaani travelled to Lebanon after the killing last month of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike.

As per several reports, Esmail Qaani may be dead or wounded. He was absent from Friday prayers led by Iran's Supreme Leader. Notably, he succeeded Qassem Soleimani as Iran's leader for foreign operations.

Qaani was reportedly in Beirut to provide support to Hezbollah, following a string of Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) airstrikes that killed many Hezbollah fighters. Qaani has not been seen after Israeli attacks in Beirut last Friday,

Iran's Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani, who travelled to Lebanon after the killing last month of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike, has not been heard from since strikes on Beirut late last week,