The Revolutionary Guards, the ideological army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, announced Thursday, June 23, to have replaced their head of intelligence services Hossein Taeb, in office for twelve years.
"Chief of the Guardians, General Hossein Salami has appointed General Mohammad Kazemi to head the intelligence services," their spokesman said in a statement.
Before taking over as head of intelligence for the Revolutionary Guards in 2009, worked under Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the highest authority in Iran's institutional system.
With AFP
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