US President Donald Trump and Iranian state television reported the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israeli authorities have said that numerous senior Iranian leaders have been killed in the extensive airstrikes. The United States gave the operation the code name Epic Fury, while Israel called it Operation Roaring Lion.
Who died as a result of the US and Israel attack on Iran?
What military operations were carried out against Iran?
What were the goals of the US and Israel's actions in Iran?
Who confirmed the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?
President Donald Trump, in his entry on the Truth Social website, emphasized that the current situation is a unique opportunity for Iranians to regain control over their own country. According to him, the actions taken by the US and Israel are aimed at enabling political changes in Iran.
Victims of the attack: key representatives of the Iranian regime
According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the victims of the attack included top military commanders, representatives of Iran's intelligence and security services. Iranian authorities confirmed more than just the deaths Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameneibut also other key figures including Secretary of the Forces of the Security Council of Iran, Ali Shamkhani.
Those killed in the attack included: Mohammad Pakpour, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corpsand also Mohammad Shirazi, who headed the Supreme Leader's military office. He also died Abdolrahim Mousawi, serving as Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forcesand Aziz Nasirzadeh, former Air Force commander and current Minister of Defense of Iran.
There are also among the victims Hossein Jabal Amelian, head of the Defense Research and Innovation Organization (SPND)and Reza Mozaffari-Nia, former head of the same institution. Saleh Asadi, a high-ranking intelligence officer of the regime, he also died as a result of air raids.
They also died Majid Mousavi, Commander of the Aerospace Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Gholamreza Rezaian, Commander of the Police Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammad Baseri, Senior Official of the Ministry of Intelligence, Mohsen Darrebaghi, Deputy for Logistics and Support, General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Bahram Hosseini Motlagh, Chief of Operational Planning of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
