US EditionIran's chief of army staff and defense minister killed in airstrike, state TV says
The joint U.S.-Israel airstrike killed multiple top Iranian military leaders, including the chief of army staff and defense minister, triggering widespread regional missile retaliations.
- A strike on a Supreme Defense Council meeting killed Gen. Abdol Rahim Mousavi, Chief of Army Staff of the Armed Forces, and Brig. Gen. Aziz Nasirzadeh, Defence Minister, Iranian state television reported.
- Israel and the United States coordinated a months-long operation following a massive bombing effort that targeted Revolutionary Guard command facilities and missile sites.
- Among other victims, Major General Mohammad Pakpour and Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, senior advisor to the Commander-in-Chief and Secretary of the Defense Council, were reported killed, with Iranian media saying a girls' school strike killed at least 108 and caused at least 201 fatalities overall.
- The strikes spurred airspace closures and air-defense fire across the region, with Iran launching missiles and drones at Israel and Gulf states targeting U.S. installations in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.
- Iran confirmed on Sunday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes; officials said an interim leadership council will soon form and the IAEA will meet on Monday.
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Iran-Israel Conflict: Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh and Army Chief of Staff Abdul Rahim Mousavi Killed in Israeli-US Strikes, State Media Confirms
Iranian Army's Chief of Staff, Abdul Rahim Mousavi, and Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh were killed in the Israeli-US strikes in Iran, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday citing Iran's state-run media IRNA. IRNA' report further said that said more commanders of the armed forces were also killed and that their names would be announced later. Iran-Israel Conflict: Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh and Army Chief of Staff Abdul Rahim Mousavi Killed in Is…
Iranian Defence Minister, Armys Chief of Staff killed in Israeli-US strikes - The Tribune
Al Jazeera reported on Sunday citing IRNA that Iranian Army's Chief of Staff, Abdul Rahim Mousavi, and Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh were killed in the Israeli-US strikes in Iran on Saturday.
On Sunday, March 1, Iranian state television officially reported the death of the defense minister and the head of the country's General Staff.
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