In assaults in Iran: Israel: Key representatives of the army management in Iran lifeless | EUROtoday

Israel and the USA have been at conflict in opposition to Iran since morning. As was the case final yr, the army management was once more focused.
According to Israel, main representatives of the Iranian army management had been killed within the Israeli-American assaults in Iran. Among the lifeless had been the commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Mohammed Pakpur, and Iran’s Defense Minister Asis Nasirsadeh, the Israeli armed forces stated. There was initially no affirmation of this from Iran.
Pakpur was promoted to the influential submit final yr. His predecessor, Hussein Salami, was killed in Israeli assaults in June 2025. The Revolutionary Guards are thought-about Iran’s elite armed forces and are considerably extra highly effective than the common armed forces. In current many years, the drive has not solely been closely armed militarily, but additionally expanded its social and financial affect – together with by way of investments in resort chains and airways.
According to the Israeli army, the influential official Ali Shamkhani additionally died on Saturday. He had not too long ago risen to the highest of the newly created Defense Council. The 70-year-old was protection minister for eight years and naval commander of the Revolutionary Guards and ran for president in 2001. He additionally labored as a political advisor in a key function for Khamenei.
Israel’s armed forces additionally reported the killing of 4 different influential army officers.
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