Iran’s army chief, defence minister, and two senior security leaders were killed in an airstrike on a defence council meeting, according to state television
Iran’s chief of army staff, Abdol Rahim Mousavi, and Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh were killed in an airstrike that struck a meeting of the country’s defence council, Iranian state television reported on Sunday.
They died at the meeting alongside the head of Iran’s paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and senior security adviser Ali Shamkhani, whose deaths had been announced earlier on Sunday morning.
Iran, on Sunday morning, confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid ongoing US and Israeli military operations.
Khamenei’s daughter and son-in-law declared dead
Hours before announcing the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, state media also confirmed that his daughter, son-in-law and grandchild had been killed amid the US government–Israel strikes. The confirmation, issued on Sunday by the Fars News Agency, cited sources close to the supreme leader’s office.
According to the report, the deaths were verified after contact was established with informed figures at the leader’s residence. The agency added that one of his daughters-in-law was killed in a Saturday morning attack, though no details were provided regarding the circumstances of the strike.
State-linked Iranian media reported that a strike on a school in southern Iran had killed at least 108 people, with total fatalities reaching at least 201 across 24 provinces. In response, Iran targeted US and Israeli assets in several Middle Eastern countries, including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. As tensions continued to escalate, multiple nations across the region closed their airspace for safety.
US President Donald Trump, who announced “major combat operations” after Israel launched missile attacks, said the aerial bombardment would continue “uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary” to meet US government objectives.
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