Iran officially appointed Ali Azmai as the new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy on Saturday evening, replacing Ali Reza Tangsiri, who was killed during the war, according to Israeli media reports.
The appointment was announced Saturday evening, hours after an earlier round of reporting first named Azmai as the expected successor. The official confirmation formalizes a leadership change that had been reported by Israeli media earlier in the day as probable.
Tangsiri, Azmai's predecessor, was killed in the ongoing conflict, though specific details of his death have not been disclosed. The IRGC Navy is a key arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, responsible for asymmetric warfare in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.
As The Zioneer reported at 15:37 on Saturday, initial reports indicated Azmai's appointment was imminent; the official announcement now confirms the transition of command.
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