Lebanese Hezbollah's leadership positions have already been filled, former commander of Iran's overseas forces, Ahmad Vahidi, claimed on September 29.

In an interview with the IRGC-controlled media outfit Tasnim, Vahidi, who previously led the overseas branch of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) known as the Al Quds force ("The Holy" Arabic for Jerusalem), claimed to be an “informed person” in the interview on September 29.

Israel has intensified its offensive against Hezbollah in recent weeks, targeting the militant group’s infrastructure and leadership. On September 28, the Israeli Airforce eliminated top Hezbollah commanders, including its General Secretary Hassan Nasrallah, in an underground bunker in Beirut. 

The loss of top commanders raised concerns across the so-called "Axis of Resistance" about Hezbollah's ability to return to fighting form following the multiple strikes on crucial personnel in Beirut and Beqaa Valley close to Syria. 

Vahidi said he was informed that new individuals were replaced soon after the death of those commanders. 

“In its 40-year lifespan, Hezbollah has trained strong individuals, and they will be immediately replaced,” he said. “Nasrallah’s martyrdom is a great loss, but will not affect the organisational strength of Hezbollah.”

“I emphasise that no leadership position in the command structure of Hezbollah Lebanon is vacant,” he added. 

The continued operations against Israel, despite the deaths of key figures, indicate that Hezbollah remains active, operating under the strategic planning of its new commanders, he noted.

Vahidi dismissed reports about the destruction of Hezbollah's strategic reserves as mere psychological warfare, asserting that these reserves have not even been used yet.

He also downplayed Israel's combat capabilities, attributing them to its reliance on American weapons.

“They are boasting about American bunker-buster bombs in their attacks on Hezbollah commanders and Nasrallah, while these weapons do not reflect their own capabilities,” he said.

One of those who has allegedly taken the top post but remains incommunicado is the group's new defacto leader Hashem Safieddine, Iraqi sources previously said on September 28.  

Born in 1964 in Deir Qanoun Al Nahr, southern Lebanon, Safieddine has been a key figure in Hezbollah for nearly three decades.