The Leader of the Islamic Revolution and Commander-in-Chief of Iran's military has granted executive powers to his senior military aide. The senior military advisor to Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Major General Yahya Rahim-Safavi, has been appointed as the top assistant to the Commander-in-Chief of the military.
The position, which places the Iranian general above the Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces, would grant Maj. Gen. Rahim-Safavi executive privileges.
The former chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on Saturday that Ayatollah Khamenei had communicated his duties to him. "The Leader of the Islamic Revolution and Commander-in-Chief of the military has tasked me with 11 duties which are not among the common responsibilities of the IRGC, military, and joint Chiefs of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces," Rahim-Safavi said.