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Iran Installs Sanctioned Generals as Top Military Chiefs After Israeli Strikes

Ali Khamenei installed two veterans with sanctioned records of human rights abuses to fill the leadership void left by the June strikes.

Après la mort de Bagheri, Abdolrahim Mousavi est nommé chef d'Etat-major de l'armée iranienne
Iran: vétéran de la guerre contre l'Irak, général de brigade...Qui est Mohammad Pakpour, nommé à la tête des Gardiens de la Révolution islamique ?
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Overview

  • Israeli airstrikes in Tehran on June 13 killed IRGC commander Hossein Salami and armed forces chief Mohammad Bagheri.
  • Within hours, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei named Mohammad Pakpour as IRGC chief and Abdolrahim Mousavi as armed forces chief of staff.
  • Pakpour led the crackdown on the November 2019 fuel protests that left over 1,500 protesters dead and nearly 7,000 detained and has been under US and EU sanctions since 2019.
  • Mousavi oversaw the military response to protests after Mahsa Amini’s death and faces US and EU sanctions for human rights violations in 2022.
  • The new leadership selections underscore Iran’s effort to maintain military command continuity despite international condemnation over their human rights records.