In major security shakeup, Iran replaces IRGC intelligence chief

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Iran&s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the elite branch of the armed forces, has replaced its intelligence chief Hossein
Taeb in a surprise shakeup.The major shakeup in the IRGC&s intelligence apparatus comes after a series of recent incidents inside Iran,
including sabotage and cyberattacks, assassinations, and the mysterious killings of IRGC members as well as scientists and engineers, RFE/RL
reported Friday.Tehran has blamed some of the incidents on Israel, its regional foe.The IRGC said Taeb would be replaced by General Mohammad
Kazemi, who was previously in charge of the IRGC&s Intelligence Protection Unit, which focuses on surveillance within the force.The IRGC did
not say why Taeb, who had held the post since 2009, was removed
It added that Taeb had been appointed as an adviser to IRGC chief Major General Hossein Salami, suggesting he was demoted, RFE/RL
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