Iran’s revolutionary guards intel chief killed in Israeli strike: Netanyahu

Brigadier General Mohammad Kazemi, the intelligence chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and his deputy General Hassan Mohaqiq, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed in an interview with Fox News.

He said, “Moments ago, I can tell you we got their chief intelligence officer and his deputy in Tehran.”

Israel has launched an intensified wave of airstrikes on dozens of targets across Tehran, since the beginning of its preemptive Operation Rising Lion. This comes after Israel claimed that at least 14 Iranian nuclear scientists have been killed in attacks since Friday. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) released a list of nine scientists who worked on Iran’s nuclear program and were killed in Israeli attacks.

The experts include Abd al-Hamid Minoushehr (expert in reactor physics), Ahmad Reza Zolfaghari Daryani (expert in nuclear engineering), Akbar Motalebi Zade (expert in chemical engineering), Ali Bahuei Katirimi (expert in mechanics), Amir Hassan Fakhahi (expert in physics), Fereydoun Abbasi (expert in nuclear engineering), Mansour Asgari (expert in physics), Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi (expert in physics), and Said Barji (expert in materials science).

ISRAEL AND IRAN TRADE DEADLY STRIKES

Israel and Iran exchanged deadly attacks on Sunday. Both countries issued warnings to civilians on the opposing side, advising them to avoid critical zones and other high-risk areas as tensions continue to escalate.

The Israeli military, which began strikes on Friday, claimed its primary goal was to dismantle Iran’s nuclear and missile programs. As the conflict intensified, Israeli officials advised Iranian civilians living near suspected weapons sites to evacuate immediately.

“Iran will pay a heavy price for the murder of civilians, women and children,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to Bat Yam, a town just south of Tel Aviv, where six people were killed in a recent strike.

In response, Iran’s armed forces issued their warning to the Israeli public. “Do not stay or travel near these critical areas,” said a military spokesperson in a video message aired on Iranian state television. The statement came shortly after Iran launched another wave of missile strikes targeting Israel.