Summary
Israeli forces killed two top Iranian officials in separate attacks. This is part of a series of events affecting Iran's leadership due to the ongoing Iran war, which started with U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.
Key Facts
- Israeli forces killed Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani in Tehran and Basij paramilitary commander Gholamreza Soleimani.
- The Iranian war began on February 28 with U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.
- Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei died on the first day of the strikes.
- Other key Iranian figures killed on February 28 include Ali Shamkhani, Mohammad Pakpour, and Aziz Nasirzadeh.
- Israeli forces targeted and killed Majid ibn al-Reza after he was appointed as the new defense minister.
- On March 8, an Israeli drone strike in Beirut killed four IRGC officials at a hotel.
- IDF reported killing Abu Dhar Mohammadi, a commander in Hezbollah's missile unit, on March 12.
