What’s behind Iran’s new military appointments and what do they indicate?

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has appointed six senior commanders across the General Staff, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Basij domestic security force in a move analysts say is aimed at equipping the country’s wartime security establishment with battle-hardened figures.Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi was confirmed on Monday as commander-in-chief of the IRGC with the rank of major-general, officially succeeding Mohammad Pakpour, who was killed as the US and Israel launched their attack on Iran in late February. Senior Iranian military officer Mostafa Izadi was named as Vahidi’s deputy.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran hierarchy consolidation as IRGC veteran tapped for key security rolelist 2 of 3Trump demands compensation from Iran as talks on Strait of Hormuz continuelist 3 of 3What is the US spending all their war money on?end of listMajor-General Ali Abdollahi was appointed chief of staff of the Armed Forces, with Brigadier-General Kioumars Heydari as his deputy. Rear Admiral Ali Ozmaei was named commander of the IRGC Navy, and Hossein Taeb was appointed head of the Basij, the internal security paramilitary militia that answers directly to...