Israel Kills Senior Military Commander, Orders Evacuation of Tehran Neighborhood

IDF spokesman Avichay Adraee said Gen. Ali Shadmani had been Iran’s top military commander for only four days ‘until we eliminated him.’

Smoke rises from the building of Iran's state-run television after an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, on June 16, 2025. AP Photo

The Israeli military said on June 17 that it killed Gen. Ali Shadmani, head of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as it continued airstrikes on Tehran.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei announced on the social media platform X on June 13 that he was appointing Shadmani to replace Lt. Gen. Gholamali Rashid, one of three top military commanders killed in Israel’s initial airstrikes.