Israel’s overnight airstrikes on Tehran have reportedly eliminated several of Iran’s most senior military commanders and nuclear scientists, dealing a major blow to the country’s military leadership and nuclear programme, News360 Nigeria reports.
Iranian state media confirmed the deaths of these five key figures:
Top Iranian Military Generals:
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Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri — Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces and second only to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in military command.
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Gen. Hossein Salami — Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Iran’s elite military force.
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Gen. Gholamali Rashid — Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces.
Nuclear Scientists:
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Fereydoun Abbasi — Former Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and a long-time figure in the country’s nuclear development.
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Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi — Renowned theoretical physicist and current president of the Islamic Azad University in Tehran.
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