US EditionIsraeli Strikes Kill Iran’s Military Chief, IRGC Commander, and Top Nuclear Scientists: Report
- On June 13, 2025, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, striking over 100 Iranian targets including military commanders, nuclear facilities, and scientists across Iran.
- The strikes followed Iran’s prior missile and drone attacks on Israel in April and October 2024 and Tehran’s threats to expel U.N. nuclear inspectors.
- The operation killed top Iranian military leaders including IRGC commander Hossein Salami, armed forces chief Mohammad Bagheri, air force commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh, and six prominent nuclear scientists.
- Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir stated Israel reached a "point of no return" and warned challengers they "will pay a heavy price" while calling up tens of thousands of soldiers and fully deploying the IDF along the border.
- The deaths mark a serious blow to Iran’s military command and nuclear program, likely disrupting Tehran’s operational capabilities and intensifying regional tensions.
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Israel launched a large-scale military operation on Friday, codenamed Prancing Lion, significantly damaging the infrastructure of Iran’s nuclear program and killing top military officials, including Iran’s chief of staff and the commander of the Revolutionary Guards. At least three people were killed and dozens were wounded in retaliatory strikes on Israel. Iranian leader Ali Khamenei called the attack, which Israel had been planning for at leas…
The Iranian state television announced on Saturday the death of three other nuclear scientists in the massive Israeli attacks in Iran, bringing to nine the total number of these experts whose death has been confirmed by Tehran since Friday. Follow the latest news. - IN DIRECT - Senior officers and several Iranian nuclear scientists killed in the Israeli (International) attacks.
How Israel Assassinated Iran's 3 Most Powerful Men In Nuke Site Attacks
Under Operation Rising Lion, Israel killed Hossein Salami, the head of its elite Revolutionary Guards; Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of staff of its armed forces, and Ali Shamkhani, the former national security chief.
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