Major General Hossein Salami, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), has been reportedly killed in Israeli attack on Tehran early Friday morning, Iran media reported.
Several other senior IRGC commanders and nuclear scientists are also reported to be among the dead in the large-scale Israeli strikes targeting Tehran and multiple provinces across the country.
State television outlet IRIB confirmed that Major General Gholam Ali Rashid, commander of the central headquarters of the Iranian Armed Forces, was also killed in one of the attacks.
Veteran nuclear scientists Mohammad-Mehdi Tehranchi and Fereydoon Abbasi have also been killed in separate attacks.
Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, is currently in the war room and, contrary to circulating rumors, was not harmed in the Israeli strikes.
The attacks were first reported around 3:00 a.m. local time on Friday in the capital, Tehran, followed by a series of explosions in several other provinces across the country.
Videos circulating on social media show widespread destruction in residential areas of Tehran and other regions, the result of what has been described as indiscriminate Israeli aggression.
The Israeli regime confirmed responsibility for the attacks, claiming to have targeted sites in Natanz, Khorramabad, Khondab, and several other locations.
The IRNA news agency, citing a security source, reported that Iran is preparing a “decisive response” to the latest act of Israeli terrorism against the Islamic Republic.
The aggression comes amid escalating tensions in the region, fueled by the warmongering rhetoric of Israeli regime officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Reportedly, US President Donald Trump had approved the latest Israeli aggression despite ongoing indirect nuclear negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
According to sources, the sixth round of talks scheduled for Sunday is now likely to be canceled.
