Iranian Paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Chief, Nuclear Scientists Killed In Israeli Strikes

Last Updated:June 13, 2025, 10:15 IST

Israel-Iran Conflict News: Israeli defence official has claimed that the Israeli strikes have "likely eliminated" Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of Islamic republic's armed forces.

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General, Hossein Salami (Reuters)

Israel-Iran Conflict News: Israeli strikes on Iran on Friday killed Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Commander Hossein Salami, local media reported.

“Major General Hossein Salami, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was martyred in the Israeli regime’s attack on the IRGC headquarters," Tasnim news agency reported.

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, created after its 1979 Islamic Revolution, is one of the main power centers within the country’s theocracy. It also controls Iran’s arsenal of ballistic missiles, which it has used to attack Israel twice during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

Additionally, an Israeli defence official has claimed that the Israeli strikes have “likely eliminated" Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of staff of the Islamic republic’s armed forces, and and several senior nuclear scientists.

“It is likely that the Iranian chief of staff and senior nuclear scientists were eliminated in the initial strike," the official told news agency AFP.

Iran state media further reported that several civilians, including women and children, have lost their lives in the Israeli strikes.

Israel Launches Strikes Against Iran

Israel carried out strikes against Iran on Friday, targeting its nuclear and military sites. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have confirmed that the “first stage" of their military operation is now complete, signalling a possible continuation of coordinated attacks.

Calling the offensive “Rising Lion," Israel said it was also targeting Iranian commanders and missile factories, and declared a state of emergency in anticipation of retaliatory missile and drone strikes by Tehran.

“We are at a decisive moment in Israel’s history," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a recorded video message.

Israel targeted Iranian scientists working on a nuclear bomb, its ballistic missile programme and its Nantanz uranium enrichment facility, in an operation that would continue for days, he said.

Israeli army chief, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, further warned the citizens to prepare for a potential Iranian response.

“I can’t promise absolute success –- the Iranian regime will attempt to attack us in response, the expected toll will be different to what we are used to," Zamir said in a statement, while calling the strikes on Iran a “historic campaign unlike any other".

In response, Tehran has declared a nationwide state of emergency, according to state-run media outlets. Emergency services have been mobilised, and the Iranian military has reportedly been placed on high alert. The targeted killing of top military and nuclear figures has further inflamed an already volatile scenario.

(With inputs from agencies)

Tehran, Iran

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