Hossein Salami (Persian: حسین سلامی; born 1960 is an Iranian military officer who is the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

According to researcher Mehdi Khalaji, he has relied on "innovatively circumventing economic sanctions, developing Iran’s missile programme and maintaining the regime’s defiant regional policy".

[1] On 7 January 2020, Salami spoke at the funeral of his comrade in arms and IRGC Quds force subordinate, Qasem Soleimani, who had been killed the previous Friday near Iraq's Baghdad International Airport by a US airstrike: "I say the last word at the beginning: we will take revenge.

"[11] Salami stands out among the commanders of the Revolutionary Guards for his fiery and aggressive speeches targeting the US, Israel[12] and Saudi Arabia.

[13] For instance, during a speech on Iranian TV, Salami reportedly stated: '“We are planning to break America, Israel, and their partners and allies.

Our ground forces should cleanse the planet from the filth of their existence” [1] In January 2019, Salami said: “We will fight them on the global level, not just in one spot.

Cruelty, war, sedition, fire and blood are the main elements of the cultural identity of the Western world, so this situation cannot be tolerated for us.

The United States has targeted the entire Islamic world … it seeks to dominate all Muslims, hijack their cultural identities and seize their wealth.

Jihad for the liberation of those Muslims who are under the control of the Taghut (polytheists) is the most attractive and most beautiful responsibility and mission for us, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.