{
  "id": 494645,
  "title": "Iran supreme leader names IRGC General Abdollahi military chief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/iran-supreme-leader-names-irgc-general-abdollahi-military-chief",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T18:23:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-supreme-leader-names-guards-general-abdollahi-military-chief"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has appointed Ali Abdollahi as the new Chief of Staff of the armed forces, according to a statement on his website. In the same announcement, Khamenei confirmed the appointment of Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi as the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, granting him the rank of Major General. Both appointments represent Khamenei's first senior military roles since assuming the position of Supreme Leader following the death of his father in strikes carried out by the United States and Israel.",
  "summary": "Iran supreme leader names IRGC General Abdollahi military chief Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei named Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps General Ali Abdollahi head of the country's armed forces on Monday, while also confirming a new commander of the Guard, putting his imprimatur on the country's military. Abdollahi had previously led the Khatam al-Anbiya, Iran's inter-branch central…",
  "key_points": [],
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/khamenei-names-new-iran-military-irgc-chiefs-after-commanders-killed",
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      },
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        "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."
}