On the 10th Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei announced six armed forces
appointments: Air Force Major General Ali Abdollahi was named chief of the
general staff; Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi was promoted to major general and
appointed commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); Brigadier
General Keyumars Heidari was named deputy chief of the general staff; Major
General Mostafa Izadi was appointed deputy commander of the IRGC; Brigadier
General Ali Azmai was named IRGC navy commander; and Hossein Taeb was appointed
head of the Basij militia.