 "Israel names 4 IRGC’s intel chief, senior Iranian intelligence officials killed in IDF strikes")
Israel has named four senior Iranian intelligence officials killed in recent IDF strikes, marking a significant blow to Iran’s military network. Among those confirmed dead are Mohammad Kazemi, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organisation, and his deputy Mohammad Hassan Mohaqiq. Also killed were Mohsen Bakri, head of Quds Force Intelligence, and his deputy Abu al-Fadl Nikouei.
These officials were said to play a central role in Iran’s strategic planning and terrorist operations targeting Israel, Western countries, and regional powers. Their deaths follow the killing of Iran’s Armed Forces Intelligence Chief last Friday, intensifying the pressure on Tehran’s intelligence apparatus.
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency confirmed the deaths of Kazemi and Mohaqiq, while reports indicated that Bakri was also killed in an Israeli strike on Sunday in Tehran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had earlier announced the deaths of Kazemi and Mohaqiq.
The strikes come amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran, with both countries launching attacks for a third consecutive day. So far, Israel has reported at least 14 fatalities, while Iranian state media said the death toll from Israeli strikes had reached 224 since Friday, most of them civilians.
For the first time, Iran launched a daytime missile attack on Israel on Sunday. One missile hit a building in Haifa, injuring four people and raising the total number of injuries in Israel to 15. Following a barrage of rockets causing minor damage in the country’s north and south, Israeli authorities allowed residents to leave bunkers.
Images from Tehran showed a large blaze lighting up the night sky after Israel reportedly targeted oil and gas facilities. In a further development, US-Iran nuclear talks were called off on Sunday. A US official revealed that former President Donald Trump had rejected an Israeli plan to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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