IRGC Aerospace Force Gets New Chief

In a decree released on June 14, Ayatollah Khamenei, the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, assigned Brigadier General Mousavi to replace Major General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who was martyred in an Israeli military strike in the early hours of Friday.

In the decree announcing the designation, the Leader paid tribute to Major General Hajizadeh for his glorious and dignified martyrdom at the hands of the evil Zionist regime and highlighted the new commander’s merits and valuable experiences.

Ayatollah Khamenei also called on Brigadier General Mousavi to push for the enhancement of the IRGC’s missile and drone capabilities.

The Israeli regime attacked a number of residential neighborhoods of Tehran and locations in other parts of Iran in the early hours of Friday.

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Hossein Salami, Commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters Major General Gholam Ali Rashid, Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force Major General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, and at least six Iranian nuclear scientists have been martyred in the strikes.

Ayatollah Khamenei has warned the Zionist regime that it will receive a severe punishment for the strike, saying, “With this crime, the Zionist regime has prepared for itself a bitter, painful fate, which it will definitely see.”