Iran appoints new commanders after Israeli strikes kill top military brass

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In response to Israeli airstrikes, in which several senior military officials and nuclear scientists were killed, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei promised new commanders on revolutionary guards and armed forces, promising continuity in the country’s defense strategy.

Iranian media and witnesses reported blasts, including the country’s major uranium enrichment facility in Nuttan,, while Israel announced an emergency in expected revenge missiles and drone strikes.

Two regional sources told Reuters that the head of the revolutionary guards, Air Space Force commander Amir Ali Hajzada, and at least 20 senior Iranian commanders, including scientists, were killed in the strike.

Following the confirmation, Ayatollah Khomeini quickly appointed new revolutionary guards and heads of the armed forces to replace those killed.

In separate orders, Khamenei nominated Major General Mohammad Pakpur to replace Salami as commander of IRGC and Major General Abdul Rahim Mousavi so that Mohammad Baghri could be replaced as the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.

Major General Ali Shadimi was appointed commander of the Kathum Al -Anbiya Headquarters.

Below is a list of commanders and scientists who are killed:

Mohammad Baghri: Major General Baghri, a former IRGC commander, was the Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces since 2016.

Hussein Salami: He was the commander of Iran’s Elite Revolutionary Guards Corps, or the IRGC commander in. Iran’s top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was appointed as the head of the IRGC in 2019 by Salami, born in 1960.

Ghulamali Rashid: Major General Rashid was the head of the IRGC’s Kathm El Anbia Headquarters. Earlier, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces.

Amir Ali Hajizadia: He was the head of the Aerospace Force of the revolutionary guards. Israel has identified it as a central figure responsible for directing air strikes against its territory.

Ali Shamkhani: He was one of Iran’s most influential politicians and was a close secret of Ayatollah Khomeini. He was overseeing nuclear talks with the United States as a part of a committee named after the Supreme Leader for the dialogue direction.

Nuclear scientist

Fredoun Abbasi: Nuclear scientist, Abbasi, served as the head of Iran’s nuclear power organization from 2011 to 2013.

Mohammad Mehdi Tehrani: He was a ideological physician and president of the Islamic Independent University in Tehran.

The Iranian news agency also identified four other slain scientists:

Abdul Halmaid Manucheir: Nuclear Engineering, a PhD, who served as Dean of Nuclear Engineering Faculty at Shahid Behshti University and did extensive research on the performance and safety of nuclear plants.

Ahmad Raza Zolifaghari: Professor of nuclear engineering at Shahid Behshti University.

Amir Hussain Faghii: Shahid, who belonged to the Engineering Faculty at Bashti University, was earlier served as the Vice President of EEOI and the head of the Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute.

Motallebzadade: A nuclear scientist who was targeted and killed with his wife.

Will ‘give a decisive response’

The Iranian Foreign Ministry said that in a separate development, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Argchi wrote a letter to the UN, calling the attack a “declaration of war” and called on the UN Security Council to resolve the issue immediately.

Aragchi requested the meeting that in a letter to the 15 -member agency, it was stated that Israel “has now crossed every Red Line, and the international community should not allow these crimes without punishment”.

“Iran confirms its hereditary right to defense according to Article 51 of the UN Charter and will give a decisive and proportional response to these illegal and cowardly activities.”

Article 51 of the UN Charter covers the individual or collective right to defend itself against the armed attack.

‘Middle East flights stopped’

Meanwhile, the global airlines canceled flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran and other places in the Middle East, or for re -operating aircraft, as the airspace closed after Israeli strikes on Iran.

Israel, Iran, Iraq, Jordan and Syria closed its airspace after Israel targeted military and nuclear facilities in Iran. Israel said Tehran launched drones in retaliation.

According to the aircraft’s tracker flight, Air India’s New Delhi Vanna and Mumbai Lundan flights were about to enter the Iranian airspace when Israel launched its attack, forcing the aircraft to divert the aircraft to its origin.

According to the flight familiar, his London flight from London had just entered the Iranian airspace and was rescued on Iraq before arriving in India for an hour late.

Air India was turned or called back a total of 16 flights between India and London and Canada and the United States because of the emerging situation in Iran.

Israel, the largest Middle East airline, canceled flights to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Iran after the strike began.

Qatar Airways, the country’s national carrier and the Middle East’s largest, said it had “temporarily canceled flights to Iran and Iraq because of the current situation in the region”.

Air France said it was suspending its flights to Tel Aviv to Tel Aviv after the Israeli airspace closure.

“Air France is closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East,” he added, adding that “the safety of its customers and staff is a prefix,” a French airline spokesman told AFP.

Russia’s Aviation Authority Rosevitisia instructed Russian Airlines not to fly “Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Iran airspace” or use airports in Israel and Iran.

It states that the sanctions will remain until June 26 or until further notification.

German Airlines group Lufthansa suspended flights to Tehran by July 31. It also extended the suspension of Tel Aviv’s flights for the same period.

The Swiss Airlines, owned by Lofthansa, had suspended its Tel Aviv flights by October 25, while Beirut was suspended by the end of July.

In the United Arab Emirates, the Abu Dhabi airport warned that the Israeli attacks were expected to disrupt the flight during today (Friday).

The Dubai airport also announced a delay and cancellation of flight due to airspace closures in Iran, Iraq and Syria.