MNA � �We must expand our influence sphere from the region to the world to leave no secure region for the enemy across the globe,� the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Hossein Salami said on Wednesday.

Making the remarks at the farewell ceremony of the ex-IRGC Commander Mohammad-Ali Jafari and his own welcoming, Gen. Salami hailed the ex-commander�s services during the past years underling that having him in office, IRGC experienced a golden time span.

�The Quds Force, led by a brave commander, could advance to east of the Mediterranean and the Red Sea to end the US� domination,� he said.

�In the second step of our revolution, we should convert Islam's sovereignty into a civilization and IRGC should become ready to play its role to reach this goal,� he said, �We must expand our influence sphere from the region to the world to leave no secure region for the enemy across the globe."

In a decree on April 21, the Commander-in-Chief of Iran's Armed Forces Ayatollah Khamenei appointed Hossein Salami as the new Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC and promoted him to the rank of major general. During the ceremony, the Leader expressed hope that Major-General Salami will succeed in his new post by employing creativity as well as high morale and spirit.