Iran’s top brass are dropping like flies following Israel’s launch of Operation Rising Lion targeting the regime’s nuclear and military structure. This morning the IDF announced that it has successfully eliminated Ali Shadmani, Iran’s newly appointed chief of staff, just days after he was named to replace his predecessor who was killed in the opening strikes.
According to the IDF, Shadmani was killed during a precision overnight airstrike on a manned headquarters in central Tehran. The strike was carried out following actionable intelligence received by the IDF Intelligence Branch, which provided what Israeli officials called “a rare opportunity” to target one of the highest-ranking figures in the Iranian military hierarchy.
Shadmani had assumed his role as Chief of Staff and Commander of the Armed Forces’ Emergency Command, after the death of his predecessor, Gholamali Rashid, who was eliminated in the initial wave of Israeli strikes last Friday. Under Shadmani’s leadership, the “Khatem Al-Anbiya” Emergency Command was responsible for managing combat operations and approving fire plans directed at Israel.
Before his rapid promotion, Shadmani served as deputy commander of the Emergency Command and headed the Operations Department of Iran’s General Staff. Throughout his military career, he played a pivotal role in coordinating missile launches, drone attacks, and other hostile operations against Israeli targets.
The IDF’s opening salvo against Iran reportedly killed several other senior IRGC figures, including Brig Gen. Commander Hossein Salami, Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri, and intelligence head Mohammad Kazemi, along with multiple senior commanders and nuclear scientists.
“We can now confirm that the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Commander of the IRGC and the Commander of Iran’s Emergency Command were all eliminated in the Israeli strikes across Iran by more than 200 fighter jets. These are three ruthless mass murderers with international blood on their hands. The world is a better place without them,” the IDF statement read.
Israeli officials say they have destroyed 120 surface-to-surface missile launchers in Iran and achieved “full air supremacy” in Tehran’s airspace.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that Israel will face “severe punishment” for the attacks, while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called the strikes “a declaration of war.”
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