Who was the chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard killed in Israeli strikes?

Josein Salami, commander of the Iran -Revolutionary Corps (IRGC), was killed in the strike of Israel at the beginning of Friday, the oldest Iranian leader who died as a result of the attacks.

Salami, which was 65 years old, was known for taking a tough position against Iran’s rivals, including Israel And the US. Only last month did he warn that Tehran would “open the gate of hell” if he attacks any country.

Israel launched by wide blows against IranSaying it is focused on nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders, despite US President Donald Trump who warned his ally from talking about a potential nuclear deal.

Tehran warned that Israel and the United States – who denies participation – pay a “great price” for attacks, causing concern that it would lead the already delicate region into a full -scale war.

Israeli’s strikes also killed Mohammad Bagger, Chief of Staff of the country’s armed forces, Galam Rashid, Deputy Commander of the Iranian Armed Forces and several nuclear scientists.

Just a day before the strikes, Iran said that Iran was “fully ready for any scenarios, situations and circumstances.”

“The enemy believes that he can fight Iran just as he fights defenseless Palestinians under the Israeli siege,” he said. “We are proven by war and experience.”

Salami first joined the revolutionary guards – the powerful branch of the Iranian forces – in 1980 during Iran-Iraq war He became the deputy commander in 2009, then the commander ten years later.

Since the 2000s, it was authorized by the UN Security Council for participating in Iran’s nuclear and military programs.

Salami boasted Iran’s military capabilities, at one point stated that the country was “becoming a world state”.

He welcomed the prospect of a military conflict with Israel and the US. Subsequently, the Israeli strike against Iranian goals in Syria in 2019 promised to “wipe the Zionist regime” from the political map.

After another strike last April at the Iranian Embassy in Syria, which killed seven members of the Revolutionary Guard, including two generals, Salami issued a similar warning: “Our brave people will punish the Zionist regime.”

Iran and Israel were allies before the Revolution in Iran in 1979, which brought a regime that used the opposite Israel as a key part of its ideology.

The Iranian regime today does not recognize Israel’s right to exist. The supreme leader of the country, Ayatollah Ali Homena, called Israel a “cancerous tumor”, which “will undoubtedly be uprooted and destroyed.”

Israel says Tehran’s rhetoric makes Iran an existential threat. Israel and its allies also criticized the Iran’s proxy in the region, including the Lebanese Shiita Group “Hezbolla”, which swear the destruction of Israel.

Salami and other senior officers of the revolutionary guards regularly advise Iran’s High leader.

Iran’s official leader Corps of the Islamic Revolution 40 years ago, to defend the Islamic system of the country and provide counterfeit to the regular armed forces, which they did not trust.

Of the more than 190,000 active personnel and boast their own language, military -marital and air forces, revolutionary guards – one of the most powerful – and most afraid – military and political groups.

While Iran’s army protects the country’s territory, revolutionary guards were created to protect the regime itself.

As the group reports directly by the supreme leaders, its power is not easily checked by other institutions.

It controls Iran’s strategic weapons and controls the paramilitary resistance forces, which is often used to suppress internal dissent.

Revolutionary guards are believed to control about a third of Iran’s economy through a number of subsidiaries and trusts. It also has billions of dollars for construction and engineering contracts.

Elsewhere in the Middle East, the group has an impact, providing money, weapons, technology, training and tips for the Allies’ governments.

Some of the most elite members of the revolutionary guards Palestinian territoriesAnd Yemen.

Former officers of the revolutionary guards continue to hold influential positions in government, parliament and other political bodies. They include former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and former Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani.

Additional reporting Koh Ewe and Raffi Berg