Iranian Paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Chief, Nuclear Scientists Killed In Israeli Strikes

Last Updated:June 13, 2025, 07:41 IST

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, created after its 1979 Islamic Revolution, is one of the main power centers within the country’s theocracy.

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General, Hossein Salami (Reuters)

Israel-Iran tensions: Israeli strikes on Iran on Friday killed Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Commander Hossein Salami, local media reported.

“Major General Hossein Salami, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was martyred in the Israeli regime’s attack on the IRGC headquarters," Tasnim news agency reported.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, created after its 1979 Islamic Revolution, is one of the main power centers within the country’s theocracy. It also controls Iran’s arsenal of ballistic missiles, which it has used to attack Israel twice during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

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Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben...Read More

Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben...

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