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Iran fills senior military posts left vacant after Israeli-US strikes
The Jerusalem Post • • world
Key Points:
- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei appointed six military and IRGC officials to leadership roles following the deaths of previous holders in Israeli-US strikes during operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury.
- Ali Abdollahi was named chief of staff of Iran's Armed Forces, with Kioumars Heydari as his deputy, while Ahmad Vahidi was officially appointed head of the IRGC, and Mostafa Izadi as his deputy.
- Ali Ozmaei was confirmed as head of the IRGC Navy, and Hossein Taeb as commander of the IRGC's Basij paramilitary force; Vahidi and Ozmaei had been acting in their roles without prior official appointment.
- Khamenei also appointed Mohsen Rezaee, former IRGC commander from 1981 to 1997, as his representative on the Supreme National Security Council, elevating two foundational IRGC leaders to senior political positions.
