Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei appoints Major General Ali Abdollahi as chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces. Multiple outlets report the decision is announced via a statement on Khamenei’s website.
The same statement also appoints Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi as Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), with the rank of major general. Sources add that Abdollahi previously led Khatam al-Anbiya, an inter-branch central military command that coordinates operations across Iran’s armed forces.
The outlets largely align on the names of both appointees and their new roles. Their coverage mainly differs in emphasis and framing: one outlet focuses on Abdollahi’s prior command and the IRGC appointment, while another highlights that the appointments constitute senior changes following Khamenei’s rise to supreme leader.
