{"id":10893,"date":"2026-08-10T19:38:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=10893"},"modified":"2026-08-10T19:38:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:38:44","slug":"mojtaba-khamenei-irans-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-fills-6-top-military-posts-amid-wartime-leadership-overhaul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=10893","title":{"rendered":"Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran\u2019s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei fills 6 top military posts amid wartime leadership overhaul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133130496,imgsize-63890,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/khamenei-greenlights-leadership-overhaul.jpg\" alt=\"Iran\u2019s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei fills 6 top military posts amid wartime leadership overhaul\" title=\"The appointments come as Iran seeks to reinforce its military command structure following the deaths and displacement of senior commanders during the conflict.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The appointments come as Iran seeks to reinforce its military command structure following the deaths and displacement of senior commanders during the conflict.\">The appointments come as Iran seeks to reinforce its military command structure following the deaths and displacement of senior commanders during the conflict.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has appointed six senior commanders to key positions in the country\u2019s military establishment, filling top posts in the armed forces, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), IRGC Navy and Basij.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Major General Ali Abdollahi has been named Chief of Staff of Iran\u2019s Armed Forces, with Brigadier General Kioumars Heydari appointed as his deputy, according to a series of decrees issued by Khamenei.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The IRGC will also get a new commander. Brigadier general Ahmad Vahidi has been promoted to the rank of Major General and appointed as the force\u2019s Commander-in-Chief. Major General Mostafa Izadi will serve as his deputy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The reshuffle also changes the leadership of two key IRGC-linked organisations. Rear Admiral Ali Azmaei has been appointed to head the IRGC Navy, while Hojjatoleslam Walmuslimin Hossein Taeb will lead the Basij Resistance Force.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader\u2019s office said the appointments were made through separate decrees setting out the new responsibilities of the commanders.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The statement said, &#8220;Based on these decrees, Major General Ali Abdollahi, a pilot of the Revolutionary Guards, was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, and Brigadier General Kioumars Heydari was appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>On the IRGC leadership, it said, &#8220;Also, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi was given the rank of Major General and became the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Major General Mostafa Izadi assumed the responsibility of succeeding the Commander-in-Chief of the Corps.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The statement added, &#8220;Following these decrees, the responsibility of commanding the IRGC Navy was assigned to Rear Admiral Ali Azmaei, and the leadership of the Basij Mostazafan Organisation was assigned to Hojjatoleslam Walmuslimin Hossein Taeb.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The appointments are the latest in a series of senior security and military changes announced by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mojtaba-khamenei\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>On Sunday, he appointed former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaee as his representative to Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council, replacing Mohammad Baqir Zolghadr.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>In the decree, an account attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei said, &#8220;Dr Mohsen Rezaee, considering your valuable experience, I am hereby appointing you, who were one of the first commanders in the triumphant 8-Year Sacred Defence, to be my representative in the Supreme National Security Council.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>The post was previously held by Ali Larijani, who was assassinated in US-Israeli strikes in March.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>The latest appointments also come as President Masoud Pezeshkian sought to dismiss concerns over Khamenei\u2019s health. Pezeshkian said the Supreme Leader was &#8220;completely healthy&#8221; after what he described as a &#8220;very good meeting&#8221; with him, ISNA reported on Monday.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/irans-mojtaba-khamenei-fills-six-top-military-posts-amid-wartime-leadership-overhaul\/articleshow\/133130246.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The appointments come as Iran seeks to reinforce its military command structure following the deaths and displacement of senior commanders during the conflict. 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