Irans Supreme Leader appoints six military commanders amid war with U.S. and Israel
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei formally appointed six senior military commanders on Monday, filling key posts across the armed forces, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Basij paramilitary force. The appointments follow months of U.S. and Israeli strikes that depleted Iran’s command structure during the Iran War.
Ali Abdollahi was named chief of staff of the armed forces, replacing Abdolrahim Mousavi, who was killed in an Israeli attack on Feb. 28, the first day of the war. Abdollahi previously led the Khatam al-Anbiya wartime joint command. Kioumars Heydari was appointed his deputy. Ahmad Vahidi was confirmed as commander-in-chief of the IRGC and promoted to major general, while Mostafa Izadi became deputy IRGC commander. Ali Azmaei was named commander of the IRGC Navy, and Hossein Taeb was appointed commander of the Basij.
The reshuffle also included the appointment of Mohsen Rezaei, a veteran of the Revolutionary Guards, as head of the Supreme National Security Council, Iran’s top decision-making body on security and foreign policy. The moves mark the first major personnel changes in Iran’s top military roles under Khamenei, who succeeded his father, Ali Khamenei, after the latter’s death in late February during U.S.-Israeli strikes.
Dr. Omar Mohammed, director of the Antisemitism Research Initiative at George Washington University’s Program on Extremism, told Fox News Digital that the timing and language of the decrees suggest Tehran is preparing for “prolonged confrontation” rather than a settlement with Washington. The announcements, issued in English on X, coincided with Iranian and Omani negotiators finalizing coordinates for a proposed shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz. Mohammed noted that the decrees described the deaths of predecessors as caused by the “Zionist-American enemy,” codifying the U.S. as a co-belligerent in formal state documents.
Vahidi was instructed to maintain readiness for “powerful offensive operations against the enemy,” according to Mohammed, while Abdollahi was tasked with completing the integration of the General Staff into the Khatam al-Anbiya command. Several of the newly appointed commanders have faced U.S. or European sanctions or allegations tied to terrorism and violent crackdowns.
The appointments were announced by Khamenei’s office and promoted on social media. Iran’s state media initially reported the changes before some outlets deleted references to the reshuffle, according to separate reporting.
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