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OFAC is designating Gholam Ali Rashid, an IRGC commander, who was appointed by the Supreme Leader of Iran as the commander of the Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters, the most important military headquarters in Iran. Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters operates under the AFGS and its main function is to coordinate the operations of the Iran’s armed forces;
Major general Gholam Ali Rashid is the current commander of Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarter and former deputy chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran who was among decision-making commanders in the Iran–Iraq War. Also, Gholam Ali along with Mohammad Ali Ja’fari, Ali Fadavi, Qasem Soleymani, and Mohammad Bagheri is member of command network in the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran;
Gholam Ali Rashid has declared that Iran may attack Israel military equipment and nuclear sites in a military war;
In a conference at the Tehran, he announced that Iranian commanders are in the Iraq, Syria, Palestine, and Lebanon to give military advice;
Gholam Ali Rashid stated: “the nuclear issue and human rights are merely pretexts”. Also he mentioned “stressing that those raising such issues against Iran actually have problems with Islam.”;
He said that any military action against Iran by the United States would be a strategic mistake;
Also Known As:
Rashid, Gholamali
Country:
Iran
Address:
Tehran
Born:
1953
Nationality:
Iran
Reason for the color:
» Gholam Ali Rashid is designated pursuant to E.O. 13876 for being persons appointed to a position as state official of Iran by the Supreme Leader of Iran;