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Iran supreme leader appoints six new military commanders
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has appointed six senior commanders to key military posts, including new chiefs for the Armed Forces, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), IRGC Navy and Basij, according to…
The Story in Brief
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has appointed six senior commanders to key military posts, including new chiefs for the Armed Forces, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), IRGC Navy and Basij, according to decrees issued by his office. Major General Ali Abdollahi becomes Armed Forces Chief of Staff; Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi was promoted to Major General and named IRGC Commander-in-Chief. Rear Admiral Ali Azmaei will lead the IRGC Navy, and Hojjatoleslam Hossein Taeb heads the Basij. The reshuffle follows the deaths of senior commanders in conflict and the assassination of former national security council representative Ali Larijani in US-Israeli strikes in March. President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that Khamenei is "completely healthy" after a meeting with him.
The Indian Opinion
For a regime that insists it is stable, this command overhaul tells a different story. The deaths of senior commanders and the sudden mention of Khamenei's health suggest a system scrambling to secure succession and chain of command. Rather than frame every Iranian move as a prelude to war, we should watch how these new commanders behave on the ground, especially Ahmad Vahidi's IRGC and the new navy chief. The concrete test is whether Iran escalates strikes against Israel or US assets in the next month.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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