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On April 8, 2019, the [[United States]] designated Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a foreign terrorist organization.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Wong and Schmitt |first1=Edward and Eric |title=Trump Designates Iran's Revolutionary Guards a Foreign Terrorist Group |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/world/middleeast/trump-iran-revolutionary-guard-corps.html |website=[[The New York Times]]|date=8 April 2019 }}</ref> Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] of [[Israel]] immediately thanked [[Donald Trump|Trump]] on Twitter. <ref name=":0" /> "We consider the U.S. troops in [[Western Asia|West Asia]] to be terrorists and if they do a damn thing, we will confront them vigorously" Mohammad Bagheri said. |
On April 8, 2019, the [[United States]] designated Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a foreign terrorist organization.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Wong and Schmitt |first1=Edward and Eric |title=Trump Designates Iran's Revolutionary Guards a Foreign Terrorist Group |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/world/middleeast/trump-iran-revolutionary-guard-corps.html |website=[[The New York Times]]|date=8 April 2019 }}</ref> Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] of [[Israel]] immediately thanked [[Donald Trump|Trump]] on Twitter. <ref name=":0" /> "We consider the U.S. troops in [[Western Asia|West Asia]] to be terrorists and if they do a damn thing, we will confront them vigorously" Mohammad Bagheri said.<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'CONNOR |first1=TOM |title=IRAN SAYS IT WILL HELP REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS FIGHT 'TERRORIST' U.S. MILITARY; ALLIES OFFER THEIR SUPPORT |url=https://www.newsweek.com/iran-revolutionary-guards-fight-us-1392722 |website=newsweek|date=11 April 2019 }}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
Revision as of 13:38, 9 September 2022
Mohammad Bagheri | |
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Birth name | Mohammad-Hossein Afshordi[1] |
Born | c. 1960 or 1961 (age 63–64)[2] Tehran, Iran |
Allegiance | Iran |
Service | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
Years of service | 1979–present[3] |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | General Staff of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Operations and Intelligence Deputy of General Staff Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence and Operations, General Staff |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Order of Fath (3) Order of Nasr |
Mohammad Bagheri (Template:Lang-fa, born Mohammad-Hossein Afshordi[4] (Template:Lang-fa) is an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps military commander serving at the most senior military position available in Iran, Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[5] He holds the rank of Major General within the Iranian military.
Career
Also, a military intelligence expert with his experience dating back to the Iran–Iraq War,[6] he holds a Ph.D. in political geography and reportedly teaches at Iran's Supreme National Defense University.[3] In 1980, he joined the IRGC.[7]
Mohammad Bagheri and other commanders, including Mohammad Ali Jafari, Ali Fadavi, and Gholam Ali Rashid, are members of a group identified by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) as the IRGC Command Network. According to AEI's Critical Threats Project, the group "dominates the upper echelons of Iran's military and controls planning, operations, intelligence, covert and irregular warfare operations, and internal security."[8] He was promoted from his previous position as deputy chief of staff for intelligence and operations in the General Staff[3] on June 28, 2016, replacing Hassan Firouzabadi.[9]
In February 2022, according to Reuters, Bagheri announced that Iran will continue advancing its ballistic missile programme, both "in terms of quantity and quality".[10]
Personal life
His elder brother, Hasan Bagheri, was a commander in the Iran–Iraq War.[3]
Sanctions
On April 8, 2019, the United States designated Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a foreign terrorist organization.[11] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel immediately thanked Trump on Twitter. [11] "We consider the U.S. troops in West Asia to be terrorists and if they do a damn thing, we will confront them vigorously" Mohammad Bagheri said.[12]
See also
References
- ^ Arash Karami (28 June 2016). "Khamenei appoints new head of Iran's armed forces". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Kenneth Katzman (6 February 2017), "Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies" (PDF), Congressional Research Service, Federation of American Scientists, p. 22, retrieved 1 March 2017
- ^ a b c d e Who Is Iran's New Armed Forces Chief of Staff?, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 5 July 2016, retrieved 1 March 2017
- ^ Later changed his last name to his mothers last name after the death of his father.
- ^ "If ISIS attacks Baghdad, Iran will intervene militarily, says Iranian general". IranGeo. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ A New Military Chief Rises in Iran, Stratfor, 8 July 2016, retrieved 1 March 2017
- ^ Nadimi, Farzin. "Who Is Iran's New Armed Forces Chief of Staff?". washingtoninstitute.
- ^ Fulton, Will. "IRGC Command Network: Formal Structures and Informal Influence" (PDF). AEI Critical Threats Project. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Erdbrink, Thomas, Iran’s Supreme Leader Shakes Up Military Command New York Times, 28 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Reuters (2022-02-09). "Iran commander says Tehran will continue advancing its missile program - Tasnim". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
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has generic name (help) - ^ a b Wong and Schmitt, Edward and Eric (8 April 2019). "Trump Designates Iran's Revolutionary Guards a Foreign Terrorist Group". The New York Times.
- ^ O'CONNOR, TOM (11 April 2019). "IRAN SAYS IT WILL HELP REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS FIGHT 'TERRORIST' U.S. MILITARY; ALLIES OFFER THEIR SUPPORT". newsweek.