Prominent Iranian Leaders and Figures Killed Due to the American-Israeli Attack

SadaNews - The United States and Israel have launched a joint attack on Iran to eliminate its missile and nuclear programs. In response, Tehran fired missiles at Israel and American bases in the region.

Iran's Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, affirmed that Iran will not back down and said: "The enemy is living in its delusion if it believes that assassinating leaders can shake Iran. It is not as they think; it is not part of the equation to strike them and end the story. The Iranian people have faced many bitter events throughout their history but have never retreated, and they will not retreat now."

The attack targeted Iranian political and military leaders, and the following are the figures who were killed (data as of 06:50 GMT on March 1, 2026):

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Advisor to the Supreme Leader and Head of the Defense Council Ali Shamkhani

Commander of the Revolutionary Guard Mohammad Pakpour

Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces General Abdurrahim Mousavi

Minister of Defense Aziz Nasirzadeh

The American-Israeli attack also resulted in the death of the daughter of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with her husband and granddaughter.

Yesterday, Israeli officials confirmed the killing of:

Ali Shamkhani, Advisor to the Iranian Supreme Leader

Aziz Nasirzadeh, Iranian Minister of Defense

Mohammad Shirazi, Head of the Military Office of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Salah Asadi, Head of Intelligence at the "Khatam al-Anbia" Command

Mohammad Pakpour, Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard

Hussein Jabal Amilian, Head of the (SPND) Organization, which over the years has developed projects related to nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons

Reza Mozaffariniya, former head of the (SPND) Organization, who pushed for the nuclear weapons production efforts.

For its part, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard vowed to respond to the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the Iranian leaders.