ISRAEL’S military claimed it has killed Iran’s most senior military commander – and the person closest to the Supreme Leader – for the second time in five days.
The IDF announced it had assassinated Major General Ali Shademani after he replaced Gholam Ali Rashid, who he was taken out in Israel’s initial blitz.
The IDF said that Shademani’s position made him Iran’s “War-Time Chief of Staff, the most senior military commander, and the closest figure to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei”.
The force added: “He commanded both the Revolutionary Guards and the Iranian Armed Forces.
“In his various roles, he had a direct influence on Iran’s offensive plans targeting the State of Israel.”
The previous chief, Gholam Ali Rashid, was killed by Israeli missiles on Friday night, along with various other high-ranking officials and nuclear scientists.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei quickly announced replacements for the Iranian Army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
One of these was Shademani, who became Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces.
Also eliminated in Israel’s first, ferocious wave of attacks was Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC Major General Hossein Salami.
His replacement is Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour.
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