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The death of Major General Ali Shadmani, a close confidant of the Supreme Leader and recent commander of Iran’s emergency war headquarters, signals a significant blow to Iran’s military command structure. With two top generals eliminated in rapid succession, the Iranian military’s rigid command hierarchy is experiencing chaos—orders cannot flow smoothly, and lower-level officers are hesitant to act without explicit approval. This internal disarray greatly hampers Iran’s offensive capabilities and demonstrates how fragile their military coherence has become.