13.06.2025 19:22
The new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Mohammad Pakpour, in his first statement following his appointment, emphasized that Israel's attacks on Iran "will not go unanswered," sending a message of retaliation. Pakpour stated, "The gates of hell will be opened."
The new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Mohammad Pakpour, stated, "The gates of hell will be opened."
The attacks carried out by Israel on Iran in the early hours of the morning shook the entire world. The Israeli attacks targeted Iran's nuclear facilities and various critical points, especially the capital Tehran.
SENIOR COMMANDERS KILLED
Due to the attacks carried out by Israel, many senior military officials and nuclear scientists in Iran lost their lives. It was reported that the Chief of General Staff of Iran, Mohammad Bagheri, was killed in the Israeli attack; among those killed in the attacks were the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, former head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Agency, Fereidoun Abbasi, and nuclear scientist Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi.
FIRST MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDER APPOINTED IN PLACE OF HOSSEIN SALAMI
Following the killing of the former Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, in the airstrikes carried out by Israel this morning on Iran's nuclear and military facilities, Major General Mohammad Pakpour was appointed by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as his successor.
In his first message, Pakpour described Israel as a "child-killing regime." In his statement, he said, "Today, the crimes committed by the Zionist regime, violating the national security and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic, will not go unanswered." The new commander stated that Israel would face "painful and destructive consequences" due to these attacks. Pakpour also mentioned that revenge would be taken for the senior commanders, scientists, and civilians killed in the attacks, stating, "The gates of hell will soon be opened against this child-killing regime."