Iran’s Revolutionary Guards appoint new spokesman after predecessor killed

Apr 4, 2026, 04:26 GMT+1

Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi was appointed as the new spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), replacing Ali-Mohammad Naeini who was killed in an airstrike last month.

Mohebbi's decree was signed by the Supreme Leader's envoy to the IRGC, Abdollah Haji-Sadeghi.

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