Baku, Azerbaijan, July 5
By Khalid Kazimov – Trend:
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed Major General Gholamali Rashid as the commander of the Khatam ol Anbia Central Base which is the command center of the country’s Armed Forces General Staff, IRNA reported.
The Khatam ol Anbia Central Base is considered as the highest command center of operations in the country that oversees Iranian combat units including the regular army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). The base was formed during Iran-Iraq war in 1980s.
Meanwhile, the supreme leader has appointed Brigadier-General Abdolrahim Mousavi as the deputy commander of the Armed Forces General Staff.
Ayatollah Khamenei has also named Brigadier-General Ali Abdollahi as coordination deputy to the Armed Forces General Staff.
The fresh appointments came following the supreme leader’s June 28 decision to designate Major General Mohammad Bagheri as the new chief of the Armed Forces General Staff.
Iranian supreme leader shakes up Armed Forces General Staff
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed Major General Gholamali Rashid as the commander of the Khatam ol Anbia Central Base which is the command center of the country’s Armed Forces General Staff, IRNA reported.
