BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 1. In a series of airstrikes by Israel and the United States on Iran, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Defense Council, Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, and Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Mohammad Pakpour, were killed, Trend reports, citing Iranian media.
According to reports, the officials died during yesterday’s attacks.
It is also noted that the strikes claimed the lives of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and members of his family.
Earlier today, Israel carried out a preventive strike against Iran (Tehran) to eliminate threats to the state. Later, Israel closed its airspace and switched to a state of emergency restrictions. A second wave of Israeli airstrikes on Iran then began. Shortly afterward, Iran also closed its airspace.
It was later reported that the attack on Iran was a joint operation by Israel and the United States. In turn, Donald Trump announced the launch of a military operation by the US Armed Forces against Iran. Information subsequently emerged about the targets of Israel’s strikes on Iran. Shortly afterward, Iran launched its first wave of missiles toward Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu also made a statement amid the start of the operation against Iran. It was later reported that a second wave of missiles had been launched from Iran toward Israel.
Some time later, a state of emergency was declared in Israel. It was subsequently reported that Iran had attacked 14 US military bases in the region. Closer to the evening, Iran began a wave of retaliatory strikes using ballistic missiles.