Top Iranian military officials killed in Israeli and US airstrikes
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.
Earlier, it was reported that the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khameni, had been killed following an attack by the Israeli and US regimes.
Mohammad Mokhber, an advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, said that the president, the head of the judiciary, and one of the Islamic jurists of the Guardian Council will assume responsibility for overseeing the transitional period following the death of the leader of the revolution.
Recall that the Cabinet declared 40 days of public mourning and 7 days of holidays following the death of the Leader of the Revolution.