Israeli officials said on Saturday evening that strikes on Tehran killed Iranian Supreme Leader, 85-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several other senior Iranian officials.
Iran’s Defence Minister Amir Nasirzadeh and Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammed Pakpour are also believed to have been killed in Israeli attacks, two sources familiar with Israel’s military operations and one regional source said.
Israeli and Iranian sources said earlier on Saturday that strikes on Iran killed several senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders and Islamic Regime political officials.
Iran International reported that the strikes killed four senior Iranian intelligence commanders: Javad Pourhossein, head of the foreign intelligence unit; Mohammad-Reza Bajestani, head of the security unit; Ali Kheirandish, head of the counterterrorism unit; and Saeed Ehya Hamidi, adviser on the war with Israel.
Additionally, Reuters reported that at least three members of Iran’s IRGC-linked Basij paramilitary forces were killed in the Israeli-US attacks.
A member of the Tehran City Council said that Khamenei’s son-in-law and daughter-in-law were both killed in strikes.
Iran’s Security Council instructed residents of Tehran, as well as other major cities, to stay in safe, protected locations until further notice.
