Top Iranian officials killed in US Israel strike
Dozens of senior Iranian political and military officials have been reported killed in the joint United States and Israeli strikes that hit multiple targets across Iran. Among those listed as killed are Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh, key Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Mohammad Pakpour, and Ali Shamkhani, top security adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Other senior figures reported eliminated include Mohammad Bagheri, Iran’s armed forces chief of staff, and Abdolrahim Mousavi, another top military chief named by Israeli and Iranian media. Also on the list are top intelligence and security officials such as Saleh Asadi, a senior intelligence chief, and Mohammad Shirazi, head of Khamenei’s military office. Reports further identify weapons and research officials Hossein Jabal Amelian and Reza Mozaffari Nia, who oversaw sensitive nuclear, chemical and biological programmes, among those killed in the raids. Israeli and Western […]
