JAKARTA - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced a number of new top Iranian military officials following an Israeli attack that killed a number of senior generals.
Israel launched airstrikes codenamed "Raising Lion" operations against targets of Iran's nuclear and military facilities on Friday morning local time. The attack targeted the capital Tehran and a number of other cities on Friday morning. A number of senior military and scientists were killed
Those killed included the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri, IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami and Khatam al-Anbia Headquarters Commander Major General Gholamali Rashid. IRGC Air Force Commander Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh was also killed in an Israeli attack.
Meanwhile, among their scientists killed were Mohammad-Mehdi Tehran, nuclear scientist and President of Azad Islam University, as well as Fereydoun Abbasi, nuclear scientist and former head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization who were killed in separate attacks.
In its publication on Friday Khamenei appointed Major General Abdulrahim Mousavi as Iran's Chief of Armed Forces Staff, quoted from IRNA June 13.
In a separate announcement, Khamenei also announced the appointment of Major General Mohammad Pakpour as Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and Major General Ali Shademani as commander of Khatam al-Anbia Headquarters.
In the procession, Ayatollah Khamenei paid his highest respect to the late Major General Bagheri, quoted from Tasnim.
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As for his successor Maj. Gen. Mousavi, Khamenei asked him to push for increased defense and security capabilities and readiness of the Iranian Armed Forces, as well as to mobilize the people to enable timely and effective responses to any kind of threat to Iran with revolutionary actions.
Ayatollah Khamenei also paid high respect to the late Major General Salami. As for his successor, Major General Pakpour, Ayatollah Khamenei asked him to encourage continuous improvement in the readiness and capabilities of the IRGC in all fields.
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