Security analyst Yair Goldblatt reported Monday evening that Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters has been fully merged into the General Staff of the Armed Forces, by order of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. The structural change follows an earlier announcement merging the two command bodies and appointing Ali Abdollahi as Chief of General Staff.
Security analyst Yair Goldblatt reported late Monday evening that the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters—Iran's supreme unified military command—has been fully integrated into the General Staff of the Armed Forces, by order of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. The development goes beyond an initial merger announcement, indicating a full absorption of the Central Headquarters into the General Staff structure rather than a parallel merger of two command bodies. The directive places Ali Abdollahi, previously head of Khatam al-Anbiya, as Chief of the General Staff.
This evening's sequence began at 18:45 Jerusalem, when Israeli media (N12's Asaf Rozentzweig) reported that Khamenei had appointed Ali Abdollahi as commander of the armed forces, replacing Abdolrahim Mousavi, who was killed during the ongoing war. At the same timestamp, further reports confirmed Abdollahi's appointment and specified Mousavi's death as the trigger. Also at 18:45, Abu Ali Express reported that Khamenei merged the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters and the Armed Forces Headquarters into a single command body, with Abdollahi as Chief of General Staff—a report The Zioneer published at 19:01 Jerusalem. Goldblatt's current analysis now refines that merger as a full absorption of the Central Headquarters into the General Staff, a structural detail that was not specified in the initial announcements. The initial reporting came from a single Israeli journalist; confirmation followed through additional channels including Abu Ali Express, and the structural nuance emerged through Goldblatt's assessment.
The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters serves as Iran's supreme operational coordinator between the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the regular military (Artesh). As The Zioneer has reported, this command has been central to Iran's strike operations against Israel, the Strait of Hormuz blockade declarations, and the coordination of threats against US and Israeli assets. The entity also functions as a vast economic conglomerate (the Construction Headquarters, KAA), controlling thousands of companies across energy, infrastructure, and defense sectors. The merger represents a significant structural consolidation of Iran's military command under the Supreme Leader's direct authority.
It remains unclear whether this structural change will affect operational coordination between the IRGC and Artesh, or how it will impact ongoing command responsibilities and the chain of command for the current war effort. The timing of the full absorption—coming during an active conflict—has not been explained by the sources.
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