TEHRAN – Head of the Supreme Leader’s Military Office on Saturday denied rumors that the Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari is going to be replaced.

In an interview with Tasnim, Brigadier General Mohammad Shirazi said, “Presently, replacement of the Sepah commander is not on the agenda at all.”

Ayatollah Khamenei, the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, has the authority to appoint military commanders.

Major General Jafari has served as the IRGC’s commander since September 2007.

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