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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The two commanders respectively replacing Major General Ataollah Salehi and Brigadier General Gholam-Hossein Gheibparvar.
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appreciated efforts of ex-commanders in both positions and called on the new appointees to speed up efforts to ensure Iran’s security and use potentials of the youth generation. 212/ 104
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