Quick Brief: The Israeli Strike on Iran
Iran's top military official, Mohammad Bagheri, holds the position of Chief of Staff of the armed forces.
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Operation Rising Lion has been launched by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to counter the Iranian threat. This operation allegedly targeted Iran's primary nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz and its ballistic missile program.
In a recorded video message, Netanyahu declared, "We are at a decisive moment in Israel's history...Moments ago Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel's very survival."
Israeli security officials have claimed that the strikes could have eliminated Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, Iran's current Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces. However, neither Iran nor Israel has officially confirmed Bagheri's death.
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps asserted that their top commander, Hossein Salami, was killed after the unit's headquarters in Tehran was hit, but this claim remains unverified.
For a more detailed account of events, check out: "Iran's Revolutionary Guards vow revenge against Israel"
Meet Mohammad Hossein Bagheri
Born in the '50s in Tehran, this senior Iranian military officer, known as Mohammad Bagheri, attained the high-ranking position of Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2016.
Bagheri, a military intelligence expert, joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in 1980 and participated in the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988). He holds a Ph.D. in political geography and reportedly teaches at Iran's Supreme National Defense University.
Recently, Bagheri has been sanctioned by several countries, including the U.S., Canada, the UK, and the EU, due to alleged human rights violations during the 2022-2023 Mahsa Amini protests.
Bagheri's brother, Hassan, was a prominent IRGC commander who lost his life during the Iran-Iraq War.
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- In the realm of general news, the ongoing sanctions against Iran's Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, over alleged human rights violations during the Mahsa Amini protests, have been a matter of concern worldwide.
- The recent air strikes by Israel, known as Operation Rising Lion, targeting Iran's military facilities, could potentially escalate the already strained Iran-Israel relations, a significant item in the world news category.
- The cricket field might seem a brief respite from war-and-conflicts and politics, but the sports sector has also borne the brunt of international tension, as evidenced by the diplomatic consequences faced by Iran's military officers participating in sports events, such as the case of Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, who was sanctioned by several countries due to his military role.
