{
  "id": 487470,
  "title": "Khamenei names new Iran military, IRGC chiefs after commanders killed in Israeli-US strikes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/khamenei-names-new-iran-military-irgc-chiefs-after-commanders-killed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T17:40:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-905101"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei recently named six new leaders within the Iranian military and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) following the deaths of their predecessors in Israeli-US strikes. Ali Abdollahi, who will serve as chief of staff for Iran's Armed Forces, was appointed with Kioumars Heydari as his deputy. Ahmad Vahidi, remaining head of the IRGC, has been given a deputy in Mostafa Izadi. Ali Ozmaei, who will head the IRGC Navy, is assisted by Hossein Taeb as his deputy. It's worth noting that Vahidi and Ozmaei had already held their positions informally but lacked official appointment from the Supreme Leader's office. Earlier this week, Khamenei named two influential figures to senior political roles. Mohsen Rezaei, who once commanded the IRGC from 1981 to 1997, was appointed as Khamenei's representative on the Supreme National Security Council. Furthermore, Mohammed Bagher Zolghadr, who had served in various key IRGC positions since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, including deputy chief from 1997 to 2006, was appointed as Khamenei's political advisor.",
  "summary": "Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has appointed six new military and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officials in the wake of commanders being killed in Israeli-US strikes, according to the Jerusalem Post. Ali Abdollahi has been appointed as the chief of staff of Iran's Armed Forces, with Kioumars Heydari as his deputy. Ahmad Vahidi has been named as head of the IRGC, with Mostafa Izadi as his deputy. Additionally, Ali Ozmaei has been appointed as head of the IRGC Navy, and Hossein Taeb has been named as commander of the IRGC's Basij paramilitary. Notably, Vahidi and Ozmaei had already been operating as respective IRGC and IRGC Navy heads, but without any official published appointment from the Supreme Leader's Office. These appointments follow Khamenei's statement naming two figures who played key roles in the formation of the IRGC to senior political positions.",
  "key_points": [],
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      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/iran-supreme-leader-names-irgc-general-abdollahi-military-chief",
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      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Iran hierarchy consolidation as IRGC veteran tapped for key security role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/iran-hierarchy-consolidation-as-irgc-veteran-tapped-for-key-security",
        "published": "2026-08-10T18:34:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}