IDF appoints general to lead new Iran Command as threat escalates
Momentum plan will also see military open a new infantry division as well as close one tank battalion and one air force squadron in the coming year.
Iranians burn U.S and Israeli flags as they gather to mourn General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Tehran, Iran January 4, 2020. (photo credit: NAZANIN TABATABAEE/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)ByANNA AHRONHEIM
