IDF Says 3 Top Iranian Military Commanders Killed in Israeli Airstrikes

Iran launched around 100 drones toward Israeli territory in retaliation for the strikes, an Israeli military spokesman said.
IDF Says 3 Top Iranian Military Commanders Killed in Israeli Airstrikes
Smoke rises from a location allegedly targeted in Israel's wave of strikes on Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025. SAN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said that three of Iran’s top military leaders were killed in early morning airstrikes carried out by Israel across Iran on June 13.

In a statement on the social media platform X, an IDF spokesperson said Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, and the commander of Iran’s Emergency Command were killed in the Israeli strikes.

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