New Delhi: Recently, Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari threw a sharp jab at US President Donald Trump by telling him, “You are fired.” He told that in a video message that became viral as the chaos in the West Asia refuses to settle down. Not just that, he ended his statement with “You are familiar with this sentence. Thank you for your attention to this matter”, a trademark style that we associate with Trump.
Zolfaghari: Spokesperson of Iran’s elite unit
Also, Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya central military headquarters, said that the US will have to deal with the “heavy consequences” of its actions. The Iranian official also called Trump “the gambler”. Zolfaqari said in English in the statement, “Mr Trump, the gambler, you may start this war, but we will be the ones to end it.”
The spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the country’s joint military command, Ebrahim Zolfaghari is a Brigadier General. The Khatam al-Anbiya coordinates operations between the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the regular armed forces of the country. It is Iran’s operational nerve centre, and Zolfaghari has been extremely visible in recent days. He had also warned Israeli citizens in Hebrew that their leaders were “only using you as a human shield.”
What is Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters?
Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters is the unified combatant command headquarters of the Iranian Armed Forces, under direct command of the General Staff. It is tasked with planning and coordinating joint military operations within the Iranian forces. In 2016, the KCHQ was separated from the General Staff as a standing independent command responsible for operational command and control (C2); previously, the KCHQ would only be stood up in wartime.