Iran ayatlah khamenei khamenei appointed Major General Amir Hatami Hatami New Commander Army Amid Israel Massive Air Strike and Operation True Promise

Israel Attack on Iran: Iran has made a big and decisive reshuffle under its military leadership amid growing struggle in Middle East. On Friday (13 June 2025), Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei issued an official order appointing Major General Amir Hatami as the Chief Commander of the Army of Islamic Republic of Iran. This appointment has been done at a time when the major air strike by Israel has challenged Iran’s military and nuclear capabilities, and Iran has also started retaliation under “Operation True Promise”.

Amir Hatami has been the former Defense Minister of Iran. He was the Foreign Minister of the country of 2013 to 2021. He has a military experience of over three decades. He has a strong hold in military establishments and intelligence mechanisms. He has played a role in many major strategic missions. Khamenei wrote in his appointment announcement that I appoint him as commander of the army in view of the dedication, ability and experience of Amir Hatami. Now the time is that you strengthen war preparation, ideological base and military coordination with a revolutionary approach.

Change after killing General Mohammad Hussain Bagheri
Major General Syed Abdulraheem Mausvi, who was the first army chief. He has now been appointed Chief of Staff of Armed Forces. This reshuffle has been done after the murder of General Mohammad Hussain Bagheri, who was recently killed in an Israeli attack. It is clear from this change that Iran is now moving towards making its military command structure more strong and aggressive.

The purpose of Israeli attack
Israel launched the largest military attack under Operation Rising Lion. During this period, Iran’s nuclear base, senior military commander, and major infrastructure were targeted. In the UN, the Iranian representative said that 78 people died in the attack, while more than 320 were injured. In its retaliation, Iran immediately started Operation True Promise and showered long -range missiles on Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. In this, 2 Israeli died, while 78 people were injured.