Iran’s supreme chief, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, acted promptly and appointed new leaders for the Revolutionary Guards and armed forces following the deaths of their commanders in Israeli strikes on Friday.By distinct official orders, Khamenei chosen Mohammad Pakpour as the brand new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, succeeding Hossein Salami, whereas Abdolrahim Mousavi was appointed to take over from Mohammad Bagheri because the chief of the armed forces basic workers.“In view of the martyrdom of Lieutenant Basic Hossein Salami by the hands of the vile Zionist regime, and in gentle of Main Basic Mohammad Pakpour’s meritorious companies and invaluable expertise, I appoint him as Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,” Khamenni mentioned in a put up on X. Earlier through the “Operation Rising Lion” right now, a number of senior Iranian navy commanders and nuclear specialists had been killed.The Israeli forces executed strikes concentrating on Iran’s nuclear websites and navy bases all through the nation. Iranian information retailers and native witnesses reported quite a few blasts at Iran’s important uranium processing complicated in Natanz. Israel subsequently introduced an emergency standing and activated its armed forces, getting ready for potential Iranian counter-strikes.Amongst Iran’s prime navy management , that misplaced their lives in strikes, was Basic Hossein Salami, who served because the commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) since his appointment by Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2019, perished when the IRGC headquarters in Tehran was hit.The assault additionally resulted within the loss of life of Main Basic Mohammad Bagheri, the highest-ranking navy official in Iran and chief of workers of the armed forces, who was positioned straight under the Supreme Chief in navy authority. Basic Gholam Ali Rashid, the chief of Khatam al-Anbiya state headquarters, was additionally amongst those that misplaced their lives.Moreover, Ali Shamkhani, who served as an adviser to the supreme chief and beforehand commanded the IRGC, sustained vital accidents through the assault, as reported by Iranian native information sources.The strike additionally impacted Iran’s nuclear programme, ensuing within the deaths of six distinguished nuclear scientists: Abdolhamid Minouchehr, Ahmadreza Zolfaghari, Amirhossein Feqhi, Motalleblizadeh, Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, and Fereydoun Abbasi.
