Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed the new Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces as well as the new commander of Basij

In separate decrees, the leader of the Islamic Revolution appointed the new Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces as well as the new commander of Basij forces of IRIGC.

Iran Press/Iran news: On Tuesday, Ayatollah Khamenei appointed Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces.

In a separate decree, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has also appointed Brigadier General Gholamreza Soleimani as the new commander of IRGC’s Basij; according to Iran Press report.

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