Paraguay has confirmed that an Iranian member of a Venezuelan plane stranded in Argentina for eleven days is linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ al-Quds unit, contradicting the Argentine government’s account.
“Captain Gholamreza Kasemi is not just a similarity in name, he is a person associated with the Quds Force,” Paraguayan intelligence director Esteban Aquino told AFP.
“The presence of this person is known to us and confirmed by allied agencies (this person is no doubt connected to the Quds Force and this is a matter of concern),” Aquino told 730AM radio.
And the same source continued, “When we received this confirmation, we alerted our colleagues in the region,” emphasizing that the warning “was issued at the appropriate time,” and citing the “quick response from the governments of Argentina and Uruguay.” “
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard is on the US terrorist organization list.
Aquino’s statements contradict that of Argentina’s security minister, Anibal Fernandez, who said this week that there were no members of the Quds Force on the cargo plane and said at a press conference on Wednesday that “nothing other than a similarity in names” was found. .
