Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, was martyred in Israel attack, confirmed Iranian media.
According to Mehr News Agency, Major General Mohammad Bagheri was martyred in overnight attacks by Israeli jets.
Meanwhile, Ameer Habibullah has been appointed new chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces.
Israeli airstrikes on Tehran and other Iranian cities early reportedly assassinated several top Iranian military and nuclear figures, including the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to Iranian state-affiliated media.
Tasnim news agency reported that Major General Hossein Salami, the chief commander of the IRGC, was killed in an overnight strike on the Iranian capital.