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Qaani is a radical conservative hardliner, and ideologically extremely anti-US and anti-Israel. He is known to be financially corrupt and opportunistic, as well as politically connected. He is close to the circles of both Ali Larijani, the current Speaker of the Majlis, and Mesbah Yazdi, one of Tehran’s main Islamist hardliners.
Qaani’s primary mission is to expand Iran’s ballistic missile program and bolster Shiite militia groups across the Middle East. It is likely that during his time as head of the Quds Force, there will be many military clashes between US forces and Iranian proxies. Qaani believes, as did Soleimani, in destabilizing behavior as a policy choice. Though he is reluctant to engage in direct warfare against US forces, he represents a serious threat to the US presence in the region as well as to Israel and Saudi Arabia.