Iranian state media reported Friday that several high-ranking military officials, including senior commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), were killed in Israeli airstrikes launched early this morning.
According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), IRGC Deputy Commander Major General Gholam Ali Rashid was assassinated in the strikes. The report also confirmed the death of IRGC Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami, along with a number of other senior figures.
Among those named by IRNA were Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi and prominent nuclear scientist Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani, both of whom were reportedly killed in targeted strikes carried out by Israeli forces.
The large-scale preemptive attack marks one of the most severe escalations in the Israeli-Iranian conflict in recent years. While Israel has not publicly confirmed the identities of those targeted or killed, an Israeli security official earlier told AFP that the operation aimed to eliminate senior military and nuclear figures in Iran.
Tensions across the region remain high, with widespread anticipation of an Iranian response. Iranian authorities have yet to issue a comprehensive official statement detailing the scope of the casualties or next steps.
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