Iran Press/ Middle East: In his message to Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah expressed his deep sadness by the sudden death of Brigadier-General Hejazi.
The General Public Relations of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Sunday night the departure of the Deputy Commander of IRGC Quds Force, Brigadier-General Mohammad Hosseinzadeh Hejazi, due to a heart condition.
He was the commander of the Basij (popular mobilization) force for ten years after the war, the head of the IRGC Joint Chief of Staff, deputy IRGC chief, and logistical support for IRI Armed Forces Industrial Research and Armed Forces Industries.
Brigadier General Hejazi was also for a while the head of IRGC forces in Lebanon and used his experience in combat against the ISIS forces in Syria.
After Brigadier General Qassem Soleimani’s assassination by the criminal hands of the US forces in Iraq, he was appointed deputy chief of the IRGC Quds force.
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