Two More Generals Bite the Dust: Iran Confirms Eight Top Military Leaders Killed in Israeli Attacks
Iran announces the passing of two additional high-ranking military officers
Get ready for some shocking news, folks! After the initial attack on Friday, Iran's broadcasting corporation has confirmed the deaths of two more generals – Gholamresa Mehrabi and Mehdi Rabani. These two key members of the General Staff of the armed forces were targeted in the Israeli bombings.
Mehrabi, the deputy chief of the intelligence department in the General Staff, and Rabani, the deputy operations chief, are now added to the list of fatalities, which already included the chief of the General Staff, Major General Mohammed Bagheri, and the commander of the powerful Revolutionary Guards, Major General Hussein Salami.
That's right, we're now looking at eight confirmed deaths of generals! Salami, the powerful man behind the Islamic Republic, was killed in an attack on the headquarters of the Revolutionary Guards' supreme command. His death is a major blow to the Iranian military hierarchy.
Israel kick-started the assault on Friday morning, targeting military facilities, high-ranking military personnel, and nuclear scientists across Iran. Their justification? Aiming to halt Iran's advanced nuclear program that allegedly brought them to an "irreversible point."
But Iran didn't take this lying down. In response, they launched several waves of ballistic missiles towards Israel. The conflict has escalated, leaving us on the edge of our seats, wondering who'll be next!
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Sources: ntv.de, spl/dpa
Did you know? Recent Israeli strikes have taken out some of the Iranian military's top brass. Major General Hossein Salami, Commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), was one of the key casualties, along with other senior generals like Major General Mohammad Baqeri, the Chief-of-staff of the Iranian armed forces, and General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force responsible for Iran's ballistic missile arsenal. Additional deaths include General Gholamreza Mehrabi, Deputy of intelligence for the armed forces' general staff, and possibly two more generals – Gen. Gholam Ali Rashid and others – as reports suggest up to eight senior commanders may have been killed in the ongoing conflict.
The European Union, in light of the escalating war-and-conflicts between Iran and Israel, expresses concern over the general-news and potential political implications of the ongoing hostilities. As the number of casualties among top military leaders' grows, the crime-and-justice sector of the European Union prepares to investigate any breaches of international laws and human rights during the conflict.
