TEHRAN -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei here on Thursday appointed Rear Admiral Ali Akbar Ahmadian as the head of the Strategic Center of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

Through the Leader’s decree, Ahmadian who previously served as IRGC joint chief of staff, is replacing Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari who was appointed as IRGC commander on September 1.
Ayatollah Khamenei also appointed Brigadier General Mohammad Hossein-Zadeh Hejazi as the IRGC joint chief of staff