Who are the top Iranian officials killed by Israel strikes?

Published June 17, 2025 1:00pm ET



The Israeli military announced that it has killed Iran’s wartime chief of staff and other senior officials, further weakening Iran’s leadership.

This follows evolving tension between the two nations, as war escalated last Friday. Over the course of the past five days, Israeli strikes have killed more than 224 people in Iran, according to the country’s health ministry, and have injured more than 1400 people.

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