Iran's supreme leader appoints 6 new military commanders

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has appointed six new military commanders for the country's armed forces, according to statements published on his website on Monday.

In separate decrees, he appointed Ali Abdollahi as chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, Ahmad Vahidi as chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), Ali Azmaei as commander of the IRGC's Navy, and Hossein Taeb as commander of the IRGC's Basij volunteer force, the statements said.

The supreme leader also appointed Kioumars Heydari as deputy chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, and Mostafa Izadi as the IRGC's deputy commander, according to the statements.

On Feb. 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and other Iranian cities, killing Iran's then Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, senior military commanders and civilians. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and U.S. bases and assets in the region.

A ceasefire was achieved between the warring parties on April 8. In June, Iran and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding on ending the war on all fronts, including Lebanon. The two sides were scheduled to hold negotiations within a 60-day period to reach a final agreement, but recent escalation in the region has left the talks' fate uncertain.

Mojtaba Khamenei, Ali Khamenei's son and selected as Iran's new supreme leader in March, has not appeared in public since his election. But Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said earlier on Monday that Mojtaba is in perfect health.