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epaselect epa12172892 (FILE) - Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Mohammad Bagheri (R) and Chief Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami (L) attend the Army Day celebrations at a military base in Tehran, Iran, 17 April 2024 (reissued 13 June 2025). Israel launched strikes on Iran early 13 June, killing top military figures including Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami, and Commander of Khatam al-Anbia Headquarters Major General Gholam Ali Rashid, both countries confirmed. The strikes were part of Operation Rising Lion, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, adding that Iran’s nuclear programme poses a threat to "Israel's very survival". EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH