Israel-Iran Conflict: Top Iranian political, spiritual, military leaders and scientists killed by Israel
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Israel's strikes on Iran have resulted in the deaths of key Iranian leaders and scientists, escalating regional military tensions.
Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday (February 28 2026) leading to a broader military conflict involving the U.S. and left the world concerned about a bigger West Asia conflict.
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Several of Iran’s top political, spiritual, military leaders and scientists have been targeted by Israel, both in the June 2025 conflict and 2026 attacks.
Here are all the Iranian leaders killed by Israel:
The former Supreme Leader of Iran was killed on February 28, 2026, in Israeli strikes, creating a vacuum in the political leadership of Iran. Khamenei became the Supreme Leader of the country in 1989, after the revolutionary founder Ruhollah Khomeini’s death. He was the commander-in-chief, with the final say on all policy and religious matters. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) answered personally to him.
Ali Shamkhani, a long-serving and highly influential figure in Iran, was reportedly killed on February 28, 2026, in Israeli airstrikes.
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