Following the death of IRGC Commander-in-Chief General Hossein Salami in Israel’s recent airstrikes, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed Major General Mohammad Pakpour as the new chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to Al Jazeera. The IRGC serves as a military, political, and economic pillar of Iran’s Islamic regime, tasked with countering threats from both within and outside the country. It also plays a key role in overseeing Iran’s nuclear program and regional military operations.