Israel Kills IRGC Intel Chief, Top Scientists in Escalating Strikes on Tehran.
Brigadier General Mohammad Kazemi, the intelligence chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and his deputy, General Hassan Mohaqiq, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed during an interview with Fox News. “Moments ago, I can tell you we got their chief intelligence officer and his deputy in Tehran,” Netanyahu stated.
Iran’s state news agency IRNA also confirmed the deaths, quoting an official IRGC statement: “Three intelligence generals—Mohammad Kazemi, Hassan Mohaghegh, and Mohsen Bagheri—were assassinated and fell as martyrs.”
The high-level assassinations come amid Israel’s intensified aerial offensive, dubbed Operation Rising Lion, targeting Iran’s military and nuclear infrastructure. Israeli forces have struck dozens of sites in and around Tehran since the operation began Friday.
In addition to IRGC leadership, Israel claims to have killed at least 14 nuclear scientists involved in Iran’s atomic program. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a list naming nine of the deceased scientists, who were specialists in reactor physics, nuclear engineering, and materials science. Among them were:
Abd al-Hamid Minoushehr – Reactor Physics
Ahmad Reza Zolfaghari Daryani – Nuclear Engineering
Akbar Motalebi Zade – Chemical Engineering
Ali Bahuei Katirimi – Mechanical Engineering
Amir Hassan Fakhahi – Physics
Fereydoun Abbasi – Nuclear Engineering
Mansour Asgari – Physics
Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi – Physics
Said Barji – Materials Science
Israel and Iran Continue to Trade Blows
The conflict reached a new peak on Sunday as both nations launched deadly strikes. Israel says its campaign is aimed at dismantling Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities. Meanwhile, Tehran has retaliated with fresh missile barrages targeting Israeli cities, prompting emergency alerts across the country.
“We will make Iran pay a heavy price for the murder of our civilians, women, and children,” Netanyahu said while visiting Bat Yam, where a missile strike recently killed six people.
In response, Iranian military officials warned Israeli civilians to avoid key government and military zones, suggesting further attacks are imminent. “Do not stay or travel near critical infrastructure,” a spokesperson said on Iranian state television.
Sunday’s exchanges also saw Iranian state media sharing graphic footage of casualties in Tehran, where missiles hit residential buildings. The Iranian Health Ministry claims most victims of Sunday’s Israeli strikes were civilians. The situation continues to escalate, with both sides rejecting international calls for de-escalation.
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