Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani offered condolences to the Hamas chief over the martyrdom of his children in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza.

EghtesadOnline: Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei issued separate decrees on Tuesday appointing Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani as deputy chairman of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces and Brigadier General Gholamreza Soleimani as commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ Basij Volunteer Forces.