Mohammad Bagheri (general)

Mohammad Bagheri (Persian: محمد باقری; 1960 – 13 June 2025; born Mohammad-Hossein Afshordi;محمدحسین افشردی) was an Iranian military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), who was the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Iranian Armed Forces from 28 June 2016 to 13 June 2025. He was killed by an Israeli airstrike on 13 June 2025 during Twelve-Day War. He was the highest ranking military officer in Iran at the time of his death. After his death, he was replaced in this position on the same day by Abdolrahim Mousavi.

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  1. ↑ Later changed his last name to his mother's last name after the death of his father
  2. ↑ "If ISIS attacks Baghdad, Iran will intervene militarily, says Iranian general". IranGeo. 3 December 2016. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017.