Iran appoints new heads of General Staff and IRGC

New heads of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) appointed in Iran, Report informs via Iranian media.

Abdulrahim Musavi has been appointed as the Chief of the General Staff of Iran replacing the deceased Mohammad Bagheri, and Mohammad Pakpur as the commander of the IRGC replacing the deceased Hossein Salami.

As a result of Israeli airstrikes on Iran, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Mohammad Bagheri, and the IRGC commander, Major General Hossein Salami, were killed earlier today.

In the early hours of June 13, Israel carried out the Rising Lion operation against Iran. In particular, the Israeli Air Force attacked military and nuclear facilities in Iran. As a result of the Israeli strikes, the Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, the head of the IRGC, several other military commanders, as well as nuclear scientists were killed. In addition, according to Iranian sources, there were civilian casualties as well.