Bookmark World Iran Appoints New IRGC Chief as Deadly Pro-Iran Protests Erupt and Explosions Rock Tehran by Olawunmi Sola-Otegbade March 1, 2026 by Olawunmi Sola-Otegbade March 1, 2026 Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has appointed Ahmad Vahidi as its new commander-in-chief following the death of Gen Mohammad Pakpour in joint Israeli and US strikes on Iran over the …