Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei announced a series of senior military appointments Monday evening, according to reports. Ali Abdollahi was named chief of the General Staff, Ahmad Vahidi was appointed IRGC commander, with Mostafa Izadi as deputy, Hossein Taeb as head of the Basij, and Ali Azami as commander of the IRGC Navy. The reshuffle expands on earlier confirmations and follows reported Israeli operations that have eliminated senior Iranian commanders.
Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, announced an expanded slate of senior military appointments Monday evening, according to regional reports. The new command structure includes Ali Abdollahi as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and Mostafa Izadi as deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), expanding on earlier confirmations. The reshuffle follows reported Israeli operations that have eliminated senior Iranian commanders.
The Zioneer reported at 18:38 Jerusalem that Khamenei had confirmed six top appointments, including Ahmad Vahidi as IRGC commander, Ali Abdollahi as General Staff chief, and Kiyomarth Heydari as deputy. Earlier versions of that report had mentioned Mostafa Izadi as deputy IRGC commander, and the current announcement formalizes that role. The thread shows that the appointments were progressively detailed: initial reports named Abdollahi as armed forces commander, followed by the formal confirmation of Vahidi and the appointments of IRGC Navy and Basij chiefs. The latest update adds Izadi as deputy, consolidating the command structure.
As The Zioneer has previously reported, Iran's armed forces recently entered the highest level of readiness and moved to wartime protocols, reflecting a shift to a wartime footing. The IRGC has undergone leadership changes following the death of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The current appointments appear to consolidate Mojtaba Khamenei's control over the military apparatus during a period of heightened regional tensions, with reported Israeli strikes having eliminated part of Iran's top military brass.
The specifics of which commanders were reportedly eliminated remain unverified, as do the precise reasons for the expanded reshuffle. The exact number of appointments and their sequence remain subject to further confirmation.
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