Hossein Salami (Persian: حسین سلامی; born 1960) is an Iranian military officer who is the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. [2][3][4] Born in Golpayegan, he joined the IRGC during the Iran–Iraq War, when he was a college student.

1 day ago · IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami and IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri visited the site. [59] The IRGC claimed that the facility contains medium-range Ghadr-380 anti-ship cruise missiles with a range of 1000 km, reportedly with anti-jamming technology, smart guidance, and rapid launch capability.

2 days ago · IRGC Chief Commander Major General Hossein Salami visited the “missile city” on Iran’s southern shores on Saturday, the Iranian state media said.

Apr 22, 2019 · On April 21, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed Hossein Salami as the new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). The IRGC is Iran’s most powerful military and security organization as well as a key economic player.

Major General Hossein Salami has risen through the ranks of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) since its inception after the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran.

Dec 28, 2023 · Chief of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Gen. Hossein Salami addresses in front of the portrait of Seyed Razi Mousavi, a high ranking general of the guard, who was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria on Monday, during his funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023.

Dec 23, 2024 · Major General Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), stated that Iranian support for the Resistance factions is solely political, while they rely on themselves for weapons production.

Dec 23, 2024 · TEHRAN – Major General Hossein Salami, the Commander-in-Chief of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), emphasized the steadfast resilience and independence of the regional Axis of Resistance.

Dec 12, 2024 · Iran has worked in recent years to enhance the independence of Hezbollah and Palestinian liberation forces from geographical dependency, affirmed Major General Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), emphasizing that the two groups are now largely self-reliant.

On 21 April 2019 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed 59-year old Hossein Salami as the new chief commander for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, the IRGC. Salami had been the IRGC's deputy...