Iran's Supreme Leader Names Six New Senior Military Commanders
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The Story
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei named six senior military commanders, including IRGC General Ali Abdollahi as chief of the armed forces. Ahmad Vahidi was formally named IRGC chief. These appointments follow the deaths of their predecessors in Israeli-US strikes. Mojtaba Khamenei also ordered the integration of Iran's top military command bodies. President Masoud Pezeshkian stated Khamenei is in perfect health and conveyed a message of unity.
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