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Iran lists head of missile program, 7 deputies killed in Israeli strike
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) pictured with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Aerospace Force Commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh (L) in Tehran on October 6, 2024, awarding him a medal for the Iranian attack on Israel. (KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)
Iran said an Israeli strike that killed the head of the Revolutionary Guard’s missile program also took out seven of his trusted deputies, seriously disrupting its command.
Iran previously acknowledged the death of Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Guard’s aerospace division in Friday’s strike.
Also killed were Gen. Mahmoud Bagheri, Gen. Davoud Sheikhian, Gen. Mohammad Bagher Taherpour, Gen. Mansour Safarpour, Gen. Masoud Tayyeb, Gen. Khosro Hasani and Gen. Javad Jarsara, the Guard says.
The Guard did not elaborate on why the men had gathered in one place.
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