Iran Confirms Armed Forces Chief of Staff Bagheri Killed in Israeli Strike

In Brief:

Iranian state media confirms General Mohammad Bagheri was killed in an Israeli attack.

His death marks a major escalation in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.

Iranian national television has confirmed that General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, was killed in an Israeli airstrike. The report was broadcast on June 13, following a wave of coordinated Israeli attacks targeting nuclear and military sites across Iran.

Bagheri was one of the highest-ranking officials in Iran's military structure, overseeing coordination between the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the regular army. His death comes just one day after the reported killing of IRGC commander Hossein Salami in the same series of strikes.

The Israeli offensive, described by officials as a preemptive and multi-phase campaign, has targeted dozens of sites linked to Iran’s nuclear and missile programs. Tehran has vowed to respond, as regional tensions continue to escalate.

This development significantly raises the stakes of the conflict and could trigger wider instability across the region.

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