IRGC appointed Major General Ahmed Wahidi as new Commander-in-Chief

Major General Ahmed Vahidi has been appointed the new commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, elite units of the Armed Forces). This was announced on March 1 by the IRGC press service.

"Ahmed Vahidi has been appointed the new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps," the Telegram channel said.

Prior to that, he served as an advisor. Vahidi was appointed to this post after the death of IRGC commander General Mohammad Pakpour. Iran also confirmed the deaths of the Secretary of the Defense Council, Vice Admiral Ali Shamkhani, and the chief of the General Staff of the country's Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Abdolrahim Mousavi, as a result of strikes on the country.

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On February 28, the United States announced the start of a large-scale military operation with Israel against Iran. The Israeli and American military attacked the republic, including a school in the city of Minab. According to the latest data, 148 children died as a result of the attack.

In response, Tehran has fired missiles and drones at American military bases located in the Middle East. Explosions also occurred in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Russia's permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia, said on February 28 that the aggression directed by the United States and Israel against Iran has already led to an aggravation of the situation in the region and may go beyond its borders.

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