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Senior Iranian Military Commanders Killed in Israeli Airstrikes
Tehran – June 13, 2025 – In a significant escalation, Israel launched a series of preemptive airstrikes, dubbed "Operation Rising Lion," targeting Iran's military and nuclear infrastructure. The strikes resulted in the deaths of several high-ranking Iranian officials, including:
weezharoz-Major General Hossein Salami, Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces
Major General Gholam Ali Rashid, Commander of the Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters
Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani, former head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization
Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, prominent nuclear scientist
The Israeli Defense Forces stated that the operation aimed to neutralize imminent threats from Iran’s nuclear program.
Iranian authorities have condemned the attacks and vowed retaliation, raising concerns of further regional instability.
International observers are closely monitoring the situation as tensions escalate.
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