US EditionIran says IRGC spokesperson killed in US-Israeli attack
General Ali Mohammad Naeini, a key IRGC spokesperson, was killed in a US-Israel airstrike amid ongoing strikes that have killed over 1,400 in Iran, escalating regional conflict.
- On Friday, March 20, 2026, Iranian state media reported that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesman General Ali Mohammad Naini was killed in a US-Israeli strike, marking a significant blow to Iran's military leadership.
- Hours before his death, Naini insisted Iran's missile industry remained operational, claiming "Our missile industry score is 20," directly rebutting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's assertion that "Iran is weaker than ever."
- US Central Command imagery from Thursday confirmed damage to the Karaj Surface-to-Surface Missile Plant, while Israel continued striking sites across Tehran on Friday amid Iranian retaliatory drone and missile attacks.
- Iranian drone attacks on Friday struck Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery and triggered air defenses across Dubai, further disrupting the Strait of Hormuz, which normally handles about 20 million barrels per day.
- Data from the Human Rights Activists News Agency indicates at least 3,186 people have died since the regional war began on February 28, as the conflict continues drawing neighboring states into direct engagement.
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Israel: Top Iranian spokesperson killed
The Israeli military announced Friday that the top spokesperson for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed by airstrikes as part of the U.S. and Israel’s joint military offensive in the Middle East nation. The Israeli military, in a post on social platform X, said its strikes took out IRGC Public Relations Array head…
Iran confirmed that a spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed in a joint US-Israeli attack, the latest in a series of assassinations targeting Iranian leaders.
IRGC 'Main Propagandist' Spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini Killed in Overnight Airstrike
On Friday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that Iran’s ‘main propagandist,’ Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini, was killed in an overnight strike.
Mojtaba Khamenei has still not shown up in public after being appointed to succeed his father. The Israeli army claims to have killed Esmaïl Ahmadi, head of intelligence of the Basij militia, and Ali-Mohammad Naïni, spokesman for the guards of the revolution, which Tehran has not confirmed.
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