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Source: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202602286612
Senior Iranian Officials Killed in Airstrikes
(Iran International) An Israeli military spokesman said on Saturday the following senior Iranian officials were among those targeted: Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Defense Council, was a close personal adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on security affairs. Mohammad Pakpour, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps since June 2025, was one of the key architects of Iran's "plan to destroy Israel" and played a leading role in the violent suppression of Iranian protesters in January. Salah Asadi was head of intelligence for Iran's emergency command and a senior intelligence officer within the General Staff. Mohammad Shirazi headed the military office of Khamenei since 1989. Aziz Nasirzadeh was Iran's defense minister and a former air force commander, responsible for long-range missile production facilities and weapons systems transferred to Iran's proxy forces. Hossein Jabal Amelian was head of SPND, which advances projects in the fields of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. Reza Mozaffari-Nia was former head of SPND and played a role in advancing efforts to develop nuclear weapons.