Who were the top Iranian military commanders and nuclear scientists killed by Israel?
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Top military commanders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes identified
- Several of Iran’s high-ranking military officers and nuclear scientists were killed in Israeli strikes, sending shockwaves through Tehran's military establishment.
- The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) identified Hossein Salami, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces, and Gholamali Rashid, the army’s deputy commander in chief, among those killed in "Operation Rising Lion."
- Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed "severe punishment" in response to the strikes. The IDF reported intercepting at least 100 drones launched at Israel on Friday.
- Among the deceased nuclear scientists are Fereydoon Abbasi-Davani, former head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, Mohammad Mahdi Tehranchi, and three professors from Shahid Beheshti University: Abdulhamid Minouchehr, Ahmad Reza Zolfaghari, and Amirhossein Feghi.
- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that Iran’s Natanz nuclear site was hit, but Iranian authorities stated there was no increase in radiation levels.