Iran replaces assassinated top commanders
Israel's strikes on Iran have killed several Iranian commanders, including Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, Iran’s highest-ranking military officer, and Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, who was the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an elite wing of the Iranian military.
Here are the replacements who have been announced:
Killed military leaders
Commander-in-chief of the IRGC
replaced by
Gen.
Mohammad
Pakpour
Maj. Gen.
Hossein
Salami
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
replaced by
Maj. Gen.
Mohammad
Bagheri
Maj. Gen. Sayyid
Abdolrahim
Mousavi
Head of the Khatam al-Anbiya
Central Headquarters
Maj. Gen.
Gholam
Ali Rashid
Maj. Gen.
Ali Shadmani
Israel claimed
killed on June 17
Replacement
not announced
Commander of the IRGC Air Force
replaced by
Brig. Gen. Seyed Majid Mousavi
Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh
Killed military leaders
Commander-in-chief of the IRGC
replaced by
Maj. Gen.
Hossein
Salami
Gen.
Mohammad
Pakpour
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
replaced by
Maj. Gen.
Mohammad
Bagheri
Maj. Gen. Sayyid
Abdolrahim
Mousavi
Head of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters
Maj. Gen.
Gholam
Ali Rashid
Maj. Gen.
Ali Shadmani
Israel claimed
killed on June 17
Replacement
not announced
Commander of the IRGC Air Force
replaced by
Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh
Brig. Gen. Seyed Majid Mousavi
Killed military leaders
Commander-in-chief of the IRGC
Head of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters
replaced by
Maj. Gen.
Gholam
Ali Rashid
Maj. Gen.
Ali Shadmani
Israel claimed
killed on June 17
Replacement not announced
Gen. Mohammad
Pakpour
Maj. Gen.
Hossein
Salami
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
Commander of the IRGC Air Force
replaced by
replaced by
Maj. Gen.
Mohammad
Bagheri
Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh
Maj. Gen. Sayyid
Abdolrahim
Mousavi
Brig. Gen. Seyed Majid Mousavi
