Israel says it killed Iran’s military chief, senior nuclear scientists and top military brass Thursday night’s strikes.
Reports that in addition to Iran’s Chief of General Staff, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Israel also targeted the Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC, Hossein Salami and the Commander of the IRGC’s Aerospace Forces, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, in tonight’s strikes against the Iranian… pic.twitter.com/4O3Eh5dAxD
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) June 13, 2025
As reported earlier, Israel bombed Iran’s nuclear sites early Friday morning local time.
The IDF confirms it has launched an aerial campaign against Iran’s nuclear program.
Dozens of targets across Iran related to the nuclear program and other military facilities are being struck by the Israeli Air Force, it says.
The operation is dubbed “Strength of a Lion.”
The…
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Explosions were heard across Tehran.
BREAKING: INTENSE ISRAELI STRIKES ON IRANIAN CAPITAL OF TEHRAN pic.twitter.com/HlDFWcKNVD
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) June 13, 2025
The US said Israel took unilateral action Iran.
“We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region,” the White House said.
Statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio
“Tonight, Israel took unilateral action against Iran. We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region. Israel advised us that they believe this action was necessary for its… pic.twitter.com/5FFesh3dkF
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 13, 2025
The Times of Israel reported:
Israel believes the chief of Iran’s military, Mohammad Bagheri, other members of the military’s top brass, and senior nuclear scientists were eliminated in the IDF’s opening strikes on Iran, a defense official says.
The likelihood of their deaths are “increasing,” the official says.
Iranian state media confirmed General Hussein Salami, the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, was killed in one of the strikes.
The commander of the Iranian revolutionary guards corps General Hussein Salami was killed in the Israeli strikes, Iranian state media confirms https://t.co/Ba5Vn386gD
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) June 13, 2025
Senior nuclear scientists were killed in the strikes.
BREAKING: An Israeli defense official said that the Iranian military General Staff, including the Iranian Chief of Staff and senior nuclear scientists were targeted in the Israeli strikes. “There is increasing likelihood that they were all eliminated”, the official said https://t.co/Ba5Vn37yr5
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) June 13, 2025
Barak Ravid, Global Affairs Correspondent for Axios, joined CNN to discuss Israel’s strikes on Iran.
WATCH:
BREAKING: The ENTIRE Iranian general staff, including the head of the general staff of the military and several senior Iranian nuclear scientists “ALL eliminated” tonight, intel suggests.
Whoa. pic.twitter.com/3vFRbaYeP8
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 13, 2025
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