IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir did not wait long to put his stamp on the military, and in a flurry of decisions on Wednesday night, hours after entering the role, he made a variety of major and medium-level changes to the military’s command roster.1. Iran: Zamir publicly said that 2025 was the year of war focused on Gaza and Iran. This was an incredibly explicit and forceful statement. It should put Iran on notice that the clock is ticking on reaching a diplomatic resolution of the nuclear standoff.
And yet that statement was potentially less significant than the decision to close down a special full IDF command portfolio that has been part of the high command since 2020, specifically focused on Iran. Why close down the Iran command when Tehran is only becoming a more serious and more immediate issue than it has ever been before? Despite repeated requests, the IDF spokesperson’s office did not provide any comment or guidance.
However, The Jerusalem Post spoke to various defense sources who noted that closing such new commands is not infrequent. They noted that previously, there was a Depth Command for strategy that was closed and converted.They said that military realities often change in radical ways. (Read More)
