Israel Eliminates Iran’s Entire Iranian General Staff — Including Head of Iran’s Military and Multiple Senior Nuclear Scientists
By The Geller Report

Iranian sources: The IRGC headquarters in Tehran is up in flames.
Netanyahu sends a message to the Iranian people: “The day of your liberation from tyranny is closer than ever”
Israeli media reports that the head of the Quds Force Esmail Qaani has been killed. Reports that in addition to Iran’s Chief of General Staff, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Israel also targeted the Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC, Hossein Salami and the Commander of the IRGC’s Aerospace Forces, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, in tonight’s strikes against the Iranian capital of Tehran.
He replaced Soleimani after he was killed by Trump.
Ali Akbar Ahmadian, the Secretary General of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council also eliminated! He advocated to take India Iran relations to new heights! I am particularly shocked and sad because of this incident! Om Shanti 💐 pic.twitter.com/UsKp77hcIK
— रुद्राक्ष📿 (Rudy) (@manamuntu) June 13, 2025
Israel Launches Preemptive Strike Against Iran, Sirens Wail Across Israel
Iran confirms IRGC head Hossein Salami killed in Israeli strikes in Operation Rising Lion
Dozens of Israeli aircraft participated in an initial wave of strikes on dozens of military targets and Iranian nuclear sites early on Friday morning.
Iranian state media confirmed the killing of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Commander Hossein Salami in the opening strike of Israel’s Operation Rising Lion, early Friday morning.
Dozens of Israeli aircraft participated in an initial wave of strikes on dozens of military targets and Iranian nuclear sites early on Friday morning.
Iran is planning to ‘give a harsh response’ to Israeli attack, Iranian security source to Reuters.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Iran is gearing up to produce tens of thousands of ballistic missiles, which could kill millions of Israelis even without nuclear weapons, but imagine if any of them had nuclear weapons on them.
Further, Netanyahu stated Iran may only be a few months away from being able to actually make a nuclear weapon, and not just have enough uranium.
The IDF confirmed that the reason for the attack is to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”Weapons of mass destruction in the hands of the Iranian regime are an existential threat to the State of Israel and to the wider world,” the military said.
Read more on Israel’s strike on Iranian nuclear targets
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The IDF targets also include commanders, bases, and nuclear sites, though the main goal is nuclear sites.
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