However, Khomeini subsequently ordered the Revolutionary Guards to arrest Jahanbani, among others, at the Air Force headquarters at Doshan Tappeh. He was one of the first of the Shah’s generals to be arrested and was sent to a court run by the infamous Sadegh Khalkhali. Jahanbani was also tried by Ahmad Khomeini who told Jahanbani that he was a foreigner. In response Jahanbani stated that all his ancestors were persian.