Iran’s supreme leader elevates military veterans willing to confront the US

US President Donald Trump has boasted that his war in Iran has led to a “very rational,” “very different,” and “much more reasonable” leadership in Tehran. But the elevation of six hardliners to top security positions this week suggests the Islamic Republic’s new command may be neither moderate nor inclined to compromi

Iran’s elusive Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei appointed six new military commanders on Monday, most notably replacing Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) secretary Mohammad Baqer Zolqard with Mohsen Rezaei, a veteran commander of the terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Iran's supreme leader has appointed six commanders to top positions in the army and the IRGC as part of a wider military-security overhaul following the war.

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Mojtaba Khamenei has recently made a series of appointments that have strengthened his authority at the top of Iran's state apparatus, after remaining out of the public eye since taking power in early March.

Mojtaba Khamenei has recently made a series of appointments that have strengthened his authority at the top of Iran's state apparatus, after remaining out of the public eye since taking power in early March.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has named Major General Ali Abdollahi as the new military chief and Ahmad Vahidi as the Guards commander. Learn more

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 ha

Abdollahi had previously led the Khatam al-Anbiya, Iran's inter-branch central military command tasked with coordinating operations.