Israeli media announced the removal of Iran's new defense minister

Iran's new defense minister has been assassinated. This was announced on March 3 by the Israeli TV channel N12.

"The new Iranian defense minister has been eliminated," the statement said.

On the same day, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) press service reported that a high-ranking Iranian commander had been attacked. In addition, the Israeli military had previously attacked several Hezbollah members in Beirut.

Rocket frenzy: the Iranian conflict has brought the region to the brink of a major war

The geography of the strikes is expanding, the fighting has begun in Lebanon, and the shelling has even touched Cyprus.

During a strike on Beirut on March 3, the Israeli army eliminated a high-ranking representative of the Quds Force (a special unit of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps), who was responsible for strengthening the military potential of the Hezbollah movement. According to the Israeli army, the target of the attack on Monday, March 2, was Reza Khazai.

The IDF has taken up several control positions on the Lebanese side of the border. The army explained that they are working to create an additional level of security for residents of Northern Israel. Targeted attacks are being carried out on Hezbollah's infrastructure to eliminate threats and prevent attempts to enter Israeli territory.

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