TEHRAN – Martyred Iranian military commander Major General Gholamari Rashid has been posthumously promoted to lieutenant general.
The military officer was a senior commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and was assassinated during the Israeli regime’s 12-day military invasion of Iran.
On June 13, 2025, Israel launched a blatant and unprovoked act of aggression against Iran, sparking a 12-day war that left more than 1,000 people dead in the country, including military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians.
General Rashid was a distinguished military man who served in various capacities and made valuable contributions during his many years of service. In Iran, it is customary for military commanders with the rank of major general to be promoted to lieutenant general after their martyrdom.
Another such important military promotion is that of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, who was assassinated along with his colleagues in a U.S. military drone strike authorized by then-U.S. President Donald Trump near Baghdad International Airport on January 3, 2020.
He was highly respected throughout West Asia for his key role in the fight against the Daesh Takfir terrorist group in Iraq and Syria.
Qassem Soleimani’s assassination shocked and outraged world leaders, especially those in the Global South who knew him best. His contributions to the cause of freedom are legendary. All Palestinian resistance groups also recognize and value his contribution to their cause.