Iran appoints new names to replace killed command staff

2025-06-13 11:45:52


	 

	NEWS CENTER - Iran made temporary appointments to the positions of the Chief of General Staff and the commander of the Revolutionary Guards Army, who lost their lives in the Israeli attacks.

	 

	Iran temporarily appointed Ahmed Vahidi to the Revolutionary Guards Army Command and Habibollah Seyyari to the Iranian Chief of Staff. 

	 

	Major General Hossein Salami, Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, and Major General Mohammad Baqeri, Chief of Staff of Iran, were killed in Israeli air strikes. 

	 

	WHO ARE VAHIDI AND SAYYARI?

	 

	Ahmad Vahidi commanded the Quds Force, the foreign operations unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, between 1988 and 1998. He served as defence minister between 2009-2013 and interior minister between 2021-2024. 

	 

	Habibollah Seyyari served as the Commander of the Iranian Navy between 2007-2017. Seyyari, a former Marine, has also served in various strategic military positions in recent years.