October 6, 2024 Meet the Middle East

Iran's Khamenei decorates commander for Israel attack

Iran's supreme leader has decorated the Revolutionary Guards aerospace commander for the Islamic republic's missile attacks on arch-foe Israel, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's website said on Sunday."Ayatollah Khamenei presented the Order of Fath ("Conquest" in Farsi) to General Amirali Hajizadeh, commander of the Guards Aerospace Force," it said.The decoration was bestowed because of "the brilliant 'Honest Promise' operation", the website said.Hajizadeh, 62, has headed the Guards aerospace unit since its creation in 2009.
Source: Al Monitor
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