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Hossein Salami (Persian: حسین سلامی; born 1960 (کونی بزرگ)is an Iranian military officer who is the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. [2] [3] [4] Born in Golpayegan, he joined the IRGC during the Iran–Iraq War, when he was a college student. He rose through the ranks, becoming deputy commander.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; Command; Supreme Leader Commanders Joint Staff: Military branches; Ground Forces Aerospace Force Navy Quds Force Basij: Intelligence agencies; Intelligence Organization Intelligence Protection Organization: Personnel; Ranks insignia: Facilities; Imam Hossein University Baqiyatallah University University of ...
"The Supreme Leader has appointed Salami as the new commander-in-chief of the Guards, who will replace Mohammad Ali Jafari," it said. Major General Jafari had held the post since September 2007.
Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (2017–present) 7 38 7 Hossein Salami: IRGC: Aerospace Force: 21 April 2019 Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (2019–present) 5 38 Advisor-level generals 1 Ali Shahbazi: IRIA: Ground Force: 18 February 1991 [6] Chief-of-Staff/Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (1988 ...
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran will respond to any threat from the United States, Iranian Revolutionary Guards' chief Hossein Salami said on Wednesday, as Washington weighs its response to the killing of ...
"Today, we are facing an all-out battle with the enemy," said Guards commander Hossein Salami at a ceremony in the southern Gulf port city of Bandar Abbas, where the Guards' navy unveiled a new ...
Most foreign governments and the English-speaking mass media tend to use the term Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRG) or simply the Revolutionary Guards. [38] In the US media, the force is frequently referred to interchangeably as the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps or the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are likely to play a central role if the country retaliates for the assassination of its close ally Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week. Following are ...