Iran supreme leader names Guard general Abdollahi military chief

Iran supreme leader names Guard general Abdollahi military chief Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei named Revolutionary Guard general Ali Abdollahi head of the country's armed forces on Monday, while also confirming a new commander of the Guards, putting his imprimatur on the country's military. Abdollahi had previously led the Khatam al-Anbiya, Iran's inter-branch central military command tasked with coordinating operations. A statement on Khamenei's website announced that "Major…