Commander Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei ordered the appointment of Major Major Amir Hatami as the main commander of the Iranian Islamic Republic as part of the main regrouping in the Iranian military leadership, Tehran Times reported. This comes after the assassination of General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Corps in the country (IRGC), an Israeli series of air strikes in the Iranian capital.
According to the official Decree, a decision was announced on Friday, where Khamenei cited as the basis for the appointment of Hatami’s “determination, competence and experience”.
“With an extensive group of capable and faithful army staff and experience gained during and outside the sacred defense, it is expected that under your command will try to strengthen combat readiness, strengthen spiritual and ideological foundations, improve personnel care and strengthen cooperation with other armed forces.”
Who is Amir Hatami?
Hatami, 59, followed by Hossein Dehghan and preceded by Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani. From 2013 to 2021 he was an Iranian Minister of Defense and now took over the regular military forces of the country in the middle of the escalating regional tension.
He is the first Minister of Defense with Artesh’s background in more than two decades and will break the formula since 1989, when the position was held exclusively by officers from revolutionary guards. Hatami studied at the Academy of Officers Imam Ali, Aja University of Command and Staff, National Defense University.
Israel and Iran’s conflict
Iran and Israel exchanged missile and air strikes early on Saturday, after Israel carried out his biggest air attack against his long -time opponent in an effort to stop his development of nuclear weapons. Numerous explosions were heard in Iran in Tehran’s capital, a semificial report on the Tasnim press agency said.
Iranian missiles broke through Israeli air defense on Friday and meant a significant test for the country’s defense systems. Since the beginning of the war on October 7, 2023, Israel has faced the edge of threats, including short range missiles, gunshots, offensive drones and ballistic missiles, which were started from Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Iran. Long -range ballist missiles fired one of the most difficult challenges on Friday evening.
Iranian missiles were injured by 34 people in Israel, while Israeli strikes in Iran led to 78 deaths, so 329 others were injured.
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