US EditionIran defence minister, Guards commander killed in Israeli attacks: Report
- 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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After the failure in January of the last popular uprising against the Iranian regime, a violently repressed internal protest, the massive air attack by the United States and Israel is not only aimed at preventing the nuclear weapons project; it is also aimed at precipitating the political fall of the Islamic power.
Israeli officials believe IRGC chief Mohammad Pakpour killed in strikes
Israeli forces said several top Iranian regime and military commanders were targeted in the strikes on Saturday morning, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian. The results of the strikes currently remain unclear.
The Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran are said to have killed several high-ranking members of the Revolutionary Guards. "The regime is really about naked survival," says world reporter Ibrahim Naber.
The Secretary of the Supreme Defence Council may also have died.
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