Ahmad Motevaselian

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Ahmad Motevaselian
Born(1953-04-04)4 April 1953
Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
(present-day Iran)
Disappeared5 July 1982 (aged 29)
near Beirut, Lebanon
Allegiance Imperial State of Iran (1974–1976)
 Islamic Republic of Iran
(1979–1982)
Service / branch
Years of service1974–1982
Rank3rd Sergeant (1974–1976)
Unit
Commands27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division
Battles / wars

Ahmad Motevaselian (Persian: احمد متوسلیان) was an Iranian military officer and attaché who was one of four Iranians who disappeared in Lebanon in 1982.[1] During the Iran–Iraq War, he served as a commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps[2] and established the 27th Muhammad Rasulullah Division. He played a role in the Second Battle of Khorramshahr and later, as part of a senior diplomatic group of political and military leaders, went to Syria. On 5 July 1982, when the vehicle carrying the diplomats was passing through a checkpoint post on its way to Beirut, it was intercepted by Phalange Party. The car and four passengers, completely disappeared.[1]

Iran has accused Israel of kidnapping and holding them in Israeli jails and covering up their fate.[3][4] Israel has said it is not aware of the fate of the diplomats. Iran called on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to investigate their whereabouts. Three decades after the incident, the fate of the missing diplomats remains a mystery, and the search for Motevaselian and the other Iranians continues.[4][5] However, it is assumed that shortly after their abduction, they were executed by the Phalange.[5][6][7][8][9]

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  2. ^ O'Hern, Steven (2012). Iran's Revolutionary Guard: The Threat that Grows While America Sleeps. Potomac Books, Inc. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-59797-701-2.
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  6. ^ "Haj Motevaselian answer". bahonar.ghasam.ir. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  7. ^ "As Tough as Iron 3: Ahmad Motavaselian". Iran's Book News Agency. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  8. ^ "photo: unpublished Photos of Kazem Akhavan". irdc.ir. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  9. ^ Christ, David (2012). The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran. Penguin Publishing. ISBN 978-1-101-57234-4.