Slain Atom Scientists Amid Israeli Attack on Revolutionary Guards
Leader of the Revolutionary Guards Met With Tragic End in Assault
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Iran has confirmed the death of the leader of the Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, apparently during an Israeli assault on the notorious elite military unit's headquarters. Reports also suggest the death of the Chief of General Staff.
In this Israeli offensive against Iran, the commander of the mighty Revolutionary Guards was reportedly killed. According to the Tasnim news agency, the mouthpiece of the Iranian elite forces, General Major Hussein Salami was killed during an attack on the command center of the Revolutionary Guard's top brass [1]. Salami was one of the most powerful men in the Islamic Republic until his demise.
Politics Preemptive Strike: Israel Strikes Iran - Immediate Retaliation AnticipatedSources within Israeli security circles stated that in addition to Salami, "Mohammad Bagheri," the Chief of Staff for the Iranian armed forces, may have been neutralized in the attacks. Iranian state television confirmed the deaths in the morning. Initial reports from the state news agency Irna indicated that Bagheri had survived the attack unscathed in a command center.
Tasnim also confirmed the death of two well-known atom scientists. Mohammed Mehdi Tehrantschi, a physics professor, and Fereydun Abbasi, the former head of the Iranian atomic program, according to the news agency, perished during the assault. According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli strikes targeted the uranium enrichment facility in Natanz and related scientists [1].
Politics Netanyahu on Military Strike: "Operation Against Iran Will Continue Until Needed"The Revolutionary Guard is Iran's elite force and far more powerful than the regular armed forces. Over the past several decades, they have not only been militarily bolstered. They have also expanded their political and economic influence, holding stakes in hotel chains, airlines, and other industries [3].
Israel has reportedly struck dozens of military and nuclear targets in Iran. Besides the direct assaults by the air force, Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad, has reportedly initiated a series of covert sabotage operations in Iran [3].
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Sources: ntv.de, ino/dpa
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More Insights: The recent Israeli attacks on Iran targeted several key figures in the Iranian nuclear program, but the query specifically asks about two known atom scientists. While the search results do not explicitly mention just two scientists, they do list nine Iranian nuclear scientists killed in the strikes. Below are the names and roles of the nine scientists:
- Fereydoon Abbasi - Expert in nuclear engineering.
- Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi - Expert in physics.
- Akbar Motalebi Zadeh - Expert in chemical engineering.
- Saeed Barji - Expert in materials engineering.
- Amir Hassan Fakhahi - Expert in physics.
- Abd al-Hamid Minoushehr - Expert in reactor physics.
- Mansour Asgari - Expert in physics.
- Ahmad Reza Zolfaghari Daryani - Expert in nuclear engineering.
- Ali Bakhouei Katirimi - Expert in mechanics.
These scientists played significant roles in advancing Iran's nuclear ambitions and were seen as successors to Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the "father of the Iranian nuclear project" [2].
- The Tasnim news agency reported the deaths of two atom scientists, Mohammad Mehdi Tehrantschi, a physics professor, and Fereydun Abbasi, the former head of the Iranian atomic program, during the Israeli offensive on Iran.
- In addition to the commander of the Revolutionary Guard, Israeli strikes targeted other key figures in Iran's nuclear program, including Fereydoon Abbasi, an expert in nuclear engineering, and Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, a physics professor, both of whom were reportedly killed.
