BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 13. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed Army General Mohammad Pakpour as the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Trend reports.
"Considering the death of IRGC Commander Hossein Salami as a result of Israeli air strikes on Iran, you are hereby appointed to the position of Commander-in-Chief with the rank of Army General," the appointment noted.
On the morning of June 13, Israel launched military air strikes on Iran. The strikes killed a large number of high-ranking military personnel, including Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri, Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami, Commander of the Khatem al-Anbiya Headquarters Gholamali Rashid, six nuclear scientists, and senior officials. Iran has requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council over the incident. At the same time, the Iranian side has announced that it will carry out a retaliatory attack on Israel.
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