The IDF confirms it eliminated several senior figures in Iran�s security leadership in this morning�s surprise opening strikes in Tehran, after Military Intelligence identified two locations where top officials had convened.

Among those killed:

�? ?Ali Shamkhani � senior defense official, former IRGC Navy and Iranian army chief, and top adviser to Ayatollah Khamenei. Israel previously targeted him in last June�s war.

�? ?Mohammad Pakpour � IRGC commander who led Iran�s �plan to destroy Israel,� oversaw missile and drone attacks, backed proxy forces, and commanded the violent suppression of recent protests.

�? ?Salah Asadi � intelligence chief in Iran�s military emergency headquarters and senior armed forces intelligence officer, also involved in the �plan to destroy Israel.�

�? ?Mohammad Shirazi � head of Khamenei�s military bureau since 1989 and key liaison between Iran�s top commanders and the Supreme Leader.

�? ?Aziz Nasirzadeh � Iran�s defense minister, responsible for long-range missile production, weapons transfers to proxies, and oversight of SPND�s nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons projects.

�? ?Hossein Jabal-Amelian � chairman of SPND, responsible for advanced weapons and WMD development.

�? ?Reza Mozafari-Nia � former SPND chairman who advanced efforts to develop nuclear weapons.

The IDF describes the operation as a direct blow to the core of Iran�s military and strategic leadership.