Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has been appointed as deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, APA reports citing Mehr News Agency.
Mohammad Reza Ashtiani replaced Aziz Nasirzadeh, the previous deputy chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces.
On July 1, 2018, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani was appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces at the order of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Ashtiani was the Minister of Defense at the administration of the late President Ebrahim Raeisi.