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Iran confirmed the deaths of senior officials, including the army chief and the head of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, along with key figures in its nuclear program.
Sirens sounded in Israel as Iran launched dozens of ballistic missiles in retaliation for Israel's strikes on its nuclear facilities.
Israel struck dozens of targets, including nuclear facilities, military sites and private residences, across Iran on Friday, killing a number of senior military commanders in what it called "Operation Rising Lion".
Iran said several top commanders and six nuclear scientists were killed in Israeli strikes on Friday targeting Iran's nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders to prevent Tehran from developing an atomic weapon.
Israel’s massive airstrike attack left Iran’s military leadership in crisis as it killed several senior Iranian commanders — including the head of its Revolutionary Guard.
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Legit.ng on MSNList of Iranian Commanders, Nuclear Scientists Killed in Israel's AttackIsrael's "Operation Rising Lion" killed top Iranian commanders and nuclear scientists, including Bagheri, Salami, and Abbasi, severely impacting Iran's military.
Brigadier General Majid Mousavi has been appointed as the new head of the IRGC’s aerospace division. He is widely regarded as a key contributor to Iran’s missile and drone programmes, as well as its space initiatives, which have drawn criticism from Western nations.
Gholam-Reza Marhabi, Iran’s top intelligence officer, and Mohammad Bagheri, commander of the IRGC’s missile array, named among figures killed in Israel's Operation Rising Lion.
Israel’s military headquarters were struck after Iran’s Islamic Republic unleashed a barrage of missiles on central Tel Aviv late Friday night, causing “significant damage” to the Jewish state’s equivalent of the Pentagon.
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran said several top commanders and six nuclear scientists were killed in Israeli strikes on Friday targeting Iran's nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders to prevent Tehran from developing an atomic weapon.