US EditionIran defence minister, Guards commander killed in Israeli attacks: Report
The strikes targeted around 500 sites to disrupt Iran's missile capabilities and led to retaliatory missile and drone attacks, with over 200 reported dead, Iranian state media said.
- On Saturday, Reuters and Israeli outlets reported that Iran's Defence Minister Amir Nasirzadeh and IRGC commander Mohammad Pakpour were believed killed in Israeli attacks.
- The strikes followed weeks of heightened tensions, including movements of American warships into the region, and came amid broader United States policy pressure on Iran.
- Explosions and smoke were reported across Tehran and some strikes hit areas near Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's offices, while IRNA reported forty students killed and at least 45 wounded in Minab, Hormozgan province, as the United Arab Emirates and Iraq shut airspace.
- Iran responded by launching missiles and drones at Israel and striking US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, while pro‑Iran Iraqi militias accused the United States and Israel's National Security Council urged Israelis abroad to take precautions.
- So far, Tehran has not officially confirmed the reported deaths and reports said Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was moved to a secure location before or during the strikes.
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Iranian state media reported that bombings reached the top of the country's political and military hierarchy, with deaths in the Major State, the Defence and the Revolutionary Guard.
The Minister of Defence, the Chiefs of the Armed Forces and the Revolutionary Guard were killed by Khamenei. He now belongs to the President, the Chief of the Judiciary and alaisollah government of Iran.
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