Iran’s new supreme leader has appointed a former chief of the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a military advisor, state-linked media reported on Monday.“General Mohsen Rezaei was appointed as military advisor by the order of commander-in-chief Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei,” Mehr news agency reported.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Other media also reported the appointment.Rezaei, 71, previously headed the IRGC, the ideological arm of Iran’s military. He has since held several senior positions within Iran’s political system.Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was named Iran’s supreme leader earlier this month, succeeding his father Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US and Israeli strikes on February 28.Iran has since been at war with the United States and Israel in a conflict that has spread across the Middle East.Under the late supreme leader, Yahya Rahim Safavi held the position of military advisor.It was not immediately clear