Senior adviser to Khamenei killed in Israel’s initial airstrikes, Iranian state media says

The head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, at a meeting in the Iranian capital Tehran on June, 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
The head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, at a meeting in the Iranian capital Tehran on June, 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ali Shamkhani, has died of wounds sustained in Israel’s initial airstrikes, Iranian state reports.

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