Iran's supreme leader appoints new Revolutionary Guard chief

[Murgah]

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran s top authority Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has replaced the head of the influential Revolutionary Guards Corps, state TV reported on Sunday, days after the United States designated the elite group a foreign terrorist organisation.

The TV station did not give a reason for the change when it announced the appointment of Brigadier General Hossein Salami to the position and his promotion to the rank of Major General. He

served as deputy commander of the Guards for years and is known for his hardline comments against Israel and the United States. "The Supreme Leader has appointed Salami as the new commander-in-chief of the Guards, who will replace Mohammad Ali Jafari," it said.

Major General Jafari had held the post since September 2007.

President Donald Trump on April 8 designated the Guards a terrorist organisation, in an unprecedented step that drew Iranian condemnation and raised concerns about retaliatory attacks on U.S. forces. The designation took effect on April 15.

Tehran retaliated by naming the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) as a terrorist organisation and the U.S. government as a sponsor of terrorism.

On April 13, Salami was quoted by Iran s semi-official Tasnim news agency as saying that he and the IRGC were proud of being designated a terrorist group by Washington.

 

[Murgah]

Its a same person who called Pakistan terrorist may be on demand of Pakistan iran changed their irgc head

 

[Verve]

Incompetent people lash out the way he did. Maybe the intel shared by Pak has exposed that incompetence leading to his firing.

 

[Mentee]

The appointee ain't bright either

 

[A.A. Khan]

He is not th only official who gave statements against Pakistan. There are several and are still serving in many positions. Iranian media to iran army all have pro India leanings. Pakistani shia community knows well but still pitting us into a ditch just for their personal religious interests.

 

[war&peace]

He is not th only official who gave statements against Pakistan. There are several and are still serving in many positions. Iranian media to iran army all have pro India leanings. Pakistani shia community knows well but still pitting us into a ditch just for their personal religious interests.

People need to be educated. Even our Shias should realise that Iranians do not treat them on equality basis rather they look down upon them. Also both for sunny & shia, the hajj is performed in Mecca & Medina... not in Riyadh, Dubai, Tehran or Isfahan. BTW, most of the religiously important sites for shia people are located in Iraq and not Iran.