Tehran, Aug. 10 -- Iranian Supreme Leader and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ayatollah Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has appointed six senior commanders to key positions in the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Basij Resistance Force, according to an official press release.

In separate decrees issued by Khamenei, Ali Abdollahi was appointed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, while Kioumars Heydari was named Deputy Chief of Staff.

Ahmad Vahidi was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC with the rank of lieutenant general, while Mostafa Izadi was appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC.

Ali Azmaei was appointed Commander of the IRGC Navy, and Hossein Taeb was appointed ...