Who was Hossein Salami, Iran’s IRGC head killed by Israel? | Conflict News

Hossein Salami, who was appointed to lead the IRGC in 2019, among the most senior figures killed by Israel.

Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was among the senior Iranian officials killed in Israel’s sweeping air strikes that began on Thursday.

A longtime confidant of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Salami rose up the ranks in Iran, becoming head of the IRGC in 2019, when he replaced Mohammad Ali Jafari.

Like many of his…