Ali Shadmani
Ali Shadmani | |
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.jpg) Shadmani in 2022 | |
| Native name | علی شادمانی |
| Born | Hamadan, Iran |
| Died | 17 June 2025 Tehran, Iran |
| Cause of death | Assassination by airstrike |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Branch | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles / wars | |
Ali Shadmani (Persian: علی شادمانی; died 17 June 2025) was an Iranian military official in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).[1][2]
Shadmani served as the Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters for a few days in June 2025, before his death in an Israeli airstrike during the June 2025 Israeli attacks which targeted senior members of Iran's military leadership and nuclear facilities, and scientific personnel. Shadmani replaced Major General Gholam Ali Rashid following his death on 13 June 2025, also from an Israeli airstrike.[3]
Career
[edit]Born in Hamadan,[4] Shadmani held several senior positions within the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). He served as the Deputy Coordinator of the Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, where he oversaw operational planning and joint-force integration. The Khatam al-Anbiya Central HQ is tasked with managing Iran's defense posture and coordinating between the branches of the regular army (the Islamic Republic of Iran Army; Artesh) and the IRGC during national emergencies and wartime scenarios.[3][5]
Following the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in July 2024, Shadmani vowed that Iran would deliver "severe revenge" against Israel. He accused the "Zionist criminal regime" of crossing red lines and predicted a decisive retaliation.[6]
On 13 June 2025, following Israeli airstrikes that killed multiple top Iranian commanders, including Major General Gholam Ali Rashid, who had led the headquarters since 2016, supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appointed Shadmani as the new commander of Khatam al-Anbiya. This transition occurred amid an escalating military conflict between Iran and Israel.[7][8] Shadmani stated that Iran's armed forces would continue their operations on a significantly broader and more destructive scale, until what he described as the "criminal and aggressor Zionist enemy" fully repents and regrets its actions.[9][10]
Sanctions
[edit]In October 2024, Shadmani was sanctioned by the European Union, while he was serving as Deputy Coordinator of Iran's IRGC Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters (KCHQ), following Iran's transfer of missiles and drones to Russia. Shadmani faced asset freezes, a travel ban, and a prohibition on the provision of any financial or economic resources from European Union entities.[11][12]
Death
[edit]On 17 June 2025, the Israel Defense Forces reported that Shadmani had been killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a command facility in central Tehran. The strike occurred just four days after Shadmani had been appointed to replace Gholam Ali Rashid, who himself had also been killed in an Israeli airstrike, on 13 June 2025.[13][14][15]
References
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- ^ "Israeli military says it killed Iran's wartime chief of staff". Reuters. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Fabian, Emanuel (17 June 2025). "Israel says it took out new top Iranian military commander, after killing predecessor". Times of Israel. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ a b Xinhua (13 June 2025). "Iran appoints new military chiefs after Israeli strikes kill top commanders". China Daily. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Truzman, Joe (17 June 2025). "Israeli airstrikes eliminate senior Iranian military officials". FDD's Long War Journal. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Major General Ali Shadmani appointed Commander of Khatam al-Anbiya (pbuh) Central HQ". Khamenei.ir. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ ""Iran harsh revenge against Israel is coming": Gen. Shadmani". Mehr News Agency. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Singh, Arjun (13 June 2025). "What We Know About Iran's Top 3 Military Commanders Killed in Israeli Strikes". The Epoch Times. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Rahmati, Fidel (13 June 2025). "Inside Israel's Major Strikes on Iran's Military Commanders and Nuclear Sites". Khaama Press. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Iran to continue attacks on Israel on more devastating scale". Mehr News Agency. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Rezayi, Zahra (15 June 2025). "Iran's Strikes Will Continue Until Israel Regrets Its Actions". WANA. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "European Union Consolidated Financial Sanctions List" (PDF). Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union. 11 June 2025. p. 201. Retrieved 17 June 2025 – via Portail de la fiscalité indirecte.
- ^ Kholina, Maria (14 October 2024). "EU imposes sanctions on Iran for missiles to Russia: Three airlines on the list". RBC-Ukraine. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Iran's chief of staff killed in Israeli airstrike". Apa.az. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Iran's chief of staff killed in Israeli airstrike". news.az. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "IDF kills Ali Shadmani, newly appointed Iranian Chief of Staff". i24NEWS. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.