Khamenei appoints new chief commander for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps

Khamenei appoints new chief commander for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps - state TV

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Sun, 2019-04-21 18:49

DUBAI: Iran’s top authority Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has replaced the chief commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards, state TV reported on Sunday, days after the United States designated the group a foreign terrorist organization.
The TV station did not give a reason for the change when it announced the appointment of Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami to the position.
“The Supreme Leader has appointed Salami as the new commander-in-chief of the Guards, who will replace Mohammad Ali Jafari,” it said. Jafari had held the post since September 2007.