The spokesman of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Ali Mohammad Naini, has been killed in an attack, according to reports by the Tasnim news agency.
In a statement published on its Sepah News platform, the IRGC said Naini “was martyred in a criminal and cowardly terrorist attack at dawn,” accusing both the United States and Israel of carrying out the strike.
His death occurred just hours after he issued a strong warning challenging US naval activities in the Gulf. Naini, described as a veteran commander, had served the Islamic Republic for over 40 years.
The development adds to a growing list of senior Iranian figures reportedly killed in recent strikes, including security chief Ali Larijani and intelligence minister Esmaeil Khatib. b.
Reports also claim that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, was killed in the early hours of the coordinated attacks and has been succeeded by his son, Mojtaba Khamenei.
