Israel launched a series of strikes on Tehran on Friday morning, dealing a major blow to Iran’s chain of command by killing its top three generals, according to Iranian state media and officials.
The Israeli military confirmed the deaths of the three Iranian commanders.
Two scientists who played leading roles in Iran’s nuclear development were also assassinated on Friday, according to Iranian state media.
Iranian Military Generals
(1) Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of the armed forces and the second-highest commander after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
(2) Gen. Hossein Salami, commander in chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Iran’s primary military force.
(3) Gen. Gholamali Rashid, deputy commander in chief of the armed forces.
Nuclear Scientists
(4) Fereydoun Abbasi, the former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.
(5) Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, a theoretical physicist and president of the Islamic Azad University in Tehran.
