Iran confirms death of Secretary of the Defense Council and Commander of the IRGC
Iran confirms the deaths of Vice Admiral Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of the Defense Council, and General Mohammad Pakpour, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, elite units of the Armed Forces), as a result of an attack by the United States and Israel. This was reported on March 1 by the IRNA news agency.
"The secretary of the Defense Council, Vice Admiral Ali Shamkhani, and the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, General Mohammad Pakpour, were killed in an attack by the United States and Israel," the agency said in a Telegram channel.
Earlier in the day, Iran officially confirmed the death of the Chief of the General Staff of the country's Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Abdolrahim Mousavi, as a result of a strike on the country.
On February 28, the United States announced the start of a large-scale military operation with Israel against Iran. The Israeli and American military attacked the republic, including a school in the city of Minab. According to Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Iravani, more than 100 children were killed as a result of an attack by Israel and the United States on an educational institution.
In response, Tehran has fired missiles and drones at American military bases located in the Middle East. Explosions also occurred in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Russia's permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia, said on February 28 that the aggression directed by the United States and Israel against Iran has already led to an aggravation of the situation in the region and may go beyond its borders. The diplomat stressed that the actions of Washington and Tel Aviv risk turning into a humanitarian and economic catastrophe.
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